§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in what circumstances persons aged 16 and 17 years not in receipt of income support would be eligible for housing benefit.
§ Mr. BurtHousing benefit is available to 16 and 17-year-olds who live independently and are not following a full-time course of higher education, whether or not they are in receipt of income support if they have a commercial liability to pay rent and are unable to meet their housing costs.