§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if the hack-to-work bonus under the jobseeker's allowance will affect claims for(a) family credit and (b) housing benefit.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe back-to-work bonus will be treated as capital for the purposes of claims to income-related benefits. Bonus payments made to people who move from jobseeker's allowance or income support into work and claim family credit and housing benefit will be disregarded as capital for 52 weeks from date of receipt.
Where a claimant returns to income-based jobseekers allowance or income support after claiming the bonus, the payment will be taken fully into account in assessing the claimant's capital resources. Any person qualifying for these benefits will continue to be entitled to maximum help with rent as now.