PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Housing Allowance: Young People (24 February 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made has made of the potential cost to the public purse of extending the exemption from the shared accommodation rate for people aged between 25 and 35 years old who have experienced homelessness to people aged under 25 who have experienced homelessness.

Asked by:
James Murray (Labour)

The cost of extending the homelessness exemption from the shared accommodation rate to people aged under 25 would be £5m in 2021/22 rounded to nearest £5m.

Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
27 February 2020