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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-20more like thismore than 2015-07-20
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Housing Benefit: Young People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who he plans will be exempt from the removal of automatic entitlement to housing benefit for people aged 18 to 21. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh South more like this
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Ian Murray more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Ian Murray more like this