§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he has any plans to review the procedure whereby housing benefit paid on behalf of tenants directly to landlords for accommodation provided can be subject to clawback at a later date when the tenant has ceased to be eligible to receive housing benefit but has not so informed the landlord;
(2) if he has any proposals to review the application of regulations 99 to 102 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.
§ Miss WiddecombeRegulations 97 to 105 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 are currently under review. The need for amendments will be considered carefully in the light of the findings.