Housing Benefit: Mental Illness
(asked on 8th September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the housing benefit cap on the ability of people with severe mental illness to afford suitable housing.
This question was answered on 13th September 2016
The Secretary of State has confirmed that the Government expects to make an announcement on the way forward for supported housing in early autumn.
Full impact and equality impact assessments will be undertaken in due course.