§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, North on 17 April, what arrangements he proposes to recommend to(a) landlords and (b) claimants to avoid the possibility of eviction resulting from benefit changes introduced on 10 April.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Government believe that landlords will adapt to the new situation by adjusting their charges for board and lodging accommodation so that they are in line with the rest of the market. Claimants will be able to select accommodation in this market, and will no longer have their options constrained by anomalous benefit provisions for people staying in board and lodging accommodation. We have no plans to provide information to claimants beyond that already available from the Department.