Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department arising from the application of the under-occupancy penalty in the current financial year and each of the next three financial years.
Estimated savings for Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy were published at Budget 2013 as follows:
2013/14 - £465 million
2014/15 - £465 million
2015/16 - £465 million
2016/17 - £470 million
2017/18 - £470 million