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<p>In Universal Credit, information is shared with Local Authorities (LA) throughout
the life cycle of a Universal Credit claim, for example to inform the LA that a claim
has been made so that any existing Housing Benefit claims can be stopped, or to help
support claims for Local Council Tax Reduction.</p><p> </p><p>The sharing of Universal
Credit data helps LAs with their ability to discharge their own duties, for example
on preventing homelessness. Additionally, we also announced in the 2017 autumn budget,
that from April 2018 we will be taking housing costs for those claimants in temporary
accommodation out of Universal Credit, and having these housing costs met through
Housing Benefit.</p>
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