§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will withdraw the regulations on housing benefit for single people aged 25 to 60 years which were announced on 26 November 1996. [2833]
Mr. BradleyMeasures to restrict Housing Benefit for single people under the age of 60 were inherited from the previous administration and the reduction in expenditure this entails form part of Departmental expenditure plans. We are reviewing those plans and will announce our decision shortly.