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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-29more like thismore than 2018-10-29
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claim by the Centre for Social Justice in its report, A Social Housing Strategy, published on 27 October, that the cost of housing benefit will treble to more than £70 billion a year by 2050. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL11101 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
answer text <p>In their 2018 Fiscal Sustainability Report, the Office for Budget Responsibility projected that relative to the size of the UK economy, spending on Housing Benefit in 2050/51 will be very similar to current levels, at 1.2% of GDP.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-05T12:36:15.843Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-05T12:36:15.843Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
838872
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-08more like thismore than 2018-02-08
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average amount of housing benefit provided per dwelling for (1) council housing, (2) housing association properties, and (3) privately rented properties, in England and Wales for each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bassam of Brighton more like this
uin HL5512 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-02-21more like thismore than 2018-02-21
answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Annual average award amount for Housing Benefit by detailed housing type in England and Wales, August 2010 to August 2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Detailed Housing Type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA tenant (SRS)</p></td><td><p>69.20</p></td><td><p>73.12</p></td><td><p>78.24</p></td><td><p>79.58</p></td><td><p>83.36</p></td><td><p>86.12</p></td><td><p>86.29</p></td><td><p>85.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered social landlord tenant (SRS)</p></td><td><p>79.40</p></td><td><p>82.52</p></td><td><p>87.78</p></td><td><p>89.00</p></td><td><p>93.27</p></td><td><p>95.94</p></td><td><p>96.98</p></td><td><p>97.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private regulated tenant (PRS)</p></td><td><p>78.62</p></td><td><p>81.60</p></td><td><p>85.44</p></td><td><p>89.26</p></td><td><p>93.15</p></td><td><p>96.05</p></td><td><p>99.64</p></td><td><p>103.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private deregulated tenant (LHA) (PRS)</p></td><td><p>116.60</p></td><td><p>115.74</p></td><td><p>110.01</p></td><td><p>109.06</p></td><td><p>110.66</p></td><td><p>112.55</p></td><td><p>113.98</p></td><td><p>114.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private deregulated tenant (non-LHA) (PRS)</p></td><td><p>106.76</p></td><td><p>106.20</p></td><td><p>107.05</p></td><td><p>107.20</p></td><td><p>108.81</p></td><td><p>110.75</p></td><td><p>113.96</p></td><td><p>117.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA tenant (SRS)</p></td><td><p>61.37</p></td><td><p>64.74</p></td><td><p>67.52</p></td><td><p>67.52</p></td><td><p>69.81</p></td><td><p>72.83</p></td><td><p>75.04</p></td><td><p>77.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered social landlord tenant (SRS)</p></td><td><p>69.74</p></td><td><p>72.10</p></td><td><p>76.16</p></td><td><p>76.69</p></td><td><p>80.25</p></td><td><p>83.20</p></td><td><p>85.05</p></td><td><p>87.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private regulated tenant (PRS)</p></td><td><p>56.41</p></td><td><p>57.52</p></td><td><p>58.47</p></td><td><p>60.40</p></td><td><p>62.86</p></td><td><p>64.20</p></td><td><p>65.63</p></td><td><p>67.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private deregulated tenant (LHA) (PRS)</p></td><td><p>86.40</p></td><td><p>85.06</p></td><td><p>81.44</p></td><td><p>80.51</p></td><td><p>80.46</p></td><td><p>81.18</p></td><td><p>81.03</p></td><td><p>80.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private deregulated tenant (non-LHA) (PRS)</p></td><td><p>76.57</p></td><td><p>76.56</p></td><td><p>76.76</p></td><td><p>76.48</p></td><td><p>77.82</p></td><td><p>79.69</p></td><td><p>81.23</p></td><td><p>82.44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-21T15:38:40.75Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-21T15:38:40.75Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
3504
label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton more like this
673702
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-16more like thismore than 2017-01-16
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Housing Benefit remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 21 December 2016 (HL Deb, col 1656), what is their assessment of the impact of housing benefit cuts on homelessness; and what steps they are taking to ensure that low income people, in and out of work, have sufficient income to pay their rent. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL4694 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-01-30more like thismore than 2017-01-30
answer text <p>There are many reasons for homelessness but there is no robust evidence which establishes any direct connection with welfare reform. Our welfare reforms are a central part of the Government's long-term economic plan to create jobs and make work pay.</p><p>Alongside welfare reform, we are ensuring working families earn more in the first place - through the National Living Wage - and keep more of what they earn - by cutting their taxes at the same time. The Government is committed to protecting the vulnerable, and following the £560 million in Discretionary Housing Payment funding provided in the last Parliament, we are providing a further £870 million funding in this Parliament.</p><p>We've also invested £500 million to tackle homelessness - including our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme - and we are supporting Bob Blackman's Homelessness Reduction Bill, to improve the support available for those facing a homelessness crisis and to ensure that people get help earlier to prevent a homelessness crisis in the first place.</p><p>Our efforts to tackle homelessness are supported by our investment in housing supply. We have already seen nearly 900,000 new homes delivered in England since 2010. We aim to deliver an additional one million new homes by 2020, and we will set out our proposals in our Housing White Paper.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-01-30T17:29:26.267Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-30T17:29:26.267Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
424129
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-27more like thismore than 2015-10-27
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Housing Benefit remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the cost of housing benefit to the public purse of requiring local authorities to sell their housing stock. more like this
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Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville more like this
uin HL3040 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-11-04more like thismore than 2015-11-04
answer text <p>Everyone needs to live within their means. People on benefits should have to make the same decisions and choices about where they can afford to live as people who are not on benefits, and should not expect to be housed in properties that most working households are unable to afford.</p><p>The Housing and Planning Bill will require local authorities to make a payment to Government based on the estimated value of their high value housing that is expected to become vacant.</p><p>This policy is about councils making best use of their housing stock – selling vacant high value housing to fund the building of new homes which reflect housing need and increase overall housing supply, and to increase home ownership, as set out in the Government’s manifesto.</p><p>At the heart of this legislation is the building of more homes. A portion of receipts generated from sales of vacant high value local authority housing will be used to build homes that better meet housing need and increase overall housing supply. In addition to this, housing associations will retain the sales receipt from each home sold through Right to Buy to enable them to re-invest in the delivery of new homes.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2015-11-04T14:50:26.063Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-04T14:50:26.063Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
4285
label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville more like this
423708
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-26more like thismore than 2015-10-26
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 20 October (HL2620), how much they expect to save in particular in housing benefit payments from the reductions in social rent levied by housing associations. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2972 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-11-03more like thismore than 2015-11-03
answer text <p>Estimates of the total benefit savings due to the reductions in social rent announced in the 2015 Summer Budget were presented in the associated policy costing publication.</p><p>The table below shows the amount of the total benefit savings which relates to housing association tenancies. This includes both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.</p><p><strong>Estimated reduction in benefit payments to housing association tenants, £millions, cash terms </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2016/17</td><td>2017/18</td><td>2018/19</td><td>2019/20</td><td>2020/21</td></tr><tr><td>Benefit savings relating to Housing Associations</td><td>145</td><td>425</td><td>790</td><td>1190</td><td>1305</td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-03T14:24:47.323Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-03T14:24:47.323Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
421249
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they expect to save in housing benefit payments as the result of requiring local authorities to reduce the rents of council housing. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2620 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-10-20more like thismore than 2015-10-20
answer text <p>Estimates of the total benefit savings due to the reductions in social rent announced in the 2015 Summer Budget were presented in the associated policy costings publication.</p><br /><p>The rent reduction will apply to both council housing and housing associations, and the estimated savings include Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the amount of the total benefit savings which relates to Local Authority tenancies. This includes both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.</p><br /><p><strong>Estimated reduction in benefit payments to Local Authority tenants, £millions, cash terms</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benefit savings relating to Local Authority tenancies</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-20T15:18:26.697Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-20T15:18:26.697Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
100645
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-23more like thismore than 2014-10-23
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government why housing benefit overpayments increased to £1.4 billion in 2013–14 and how they are addressing the issue. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Manzoor more like this
uin HL2376 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answer text <p /> <p>Housing Benefit is a complex benefit administered by 380 Local Authorities. It has a high proportion of in-work claimants and this caseload is more likely to undergo changes in circumstances than out-of-work claimants. If claimants fail to report changes in circumstances correctly and in a timely manner then overpayments will occur.</p><p>The rate of fraud in Housing Benefit has been stable for many years at 1.4% since 2008-09. Official error has also remained relatively stable over the last six years, currently standing at 0.6% which is the same level as in 2008-09. Claimant error has increased from 2.7% in 2008-09 to 3.8% in 2013-14.</p><p>The rise in HB claimant error is primarily earnings related and a consequence of failure to report these changes. DWP is taking action to deal with this issue through better data sharing with Local Authorities, such as the introduction of real time information (RTI) on earnings, so that local authorities are alerted to changes quickly and do not have to rely on the claimant informing them of changes.</p><p>Longer term, Housing Benefit for working age claimants will be replaced by the housing cost element of Universal Credit and will be paid as a single monthly payment with the other elements. This will reduce the opportunity for Fraud and Error and prevent overpayments from occurring.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-04T15:11:36.0906958Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-04T15:11:36.0906958Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
4289
label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor more like this
78265
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of housing tenants in arrears since changes to the rules regarding access to Housing Benefit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL1160 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The latest figures from the Homes and Community Agency (HCA) show that housing association rent arrears in England up to the end of March this year had fallen for the second quarter in a row and that average rent collections remain at 99%.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-28T11:55:57.233281Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-28T11:55:57.233281Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this