HC Deb 26 February 1997 vol 291 c281W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on representations received by the Social Security Advisory Committee about the changes announced on 26 November 1996 in housing benefit and council tax benefit; and when he expects to announce his conclusions on this consultation. [16170]

Mr. Roger Evans

The Social Security Advisory Committee will be reporting by the end of this month on the housing benefit changes which were announced on 26 November 1996. We will consider carefully the report before taking final decisions.