§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will make a statement on the Government's policy regarding restrictions on housing benefit for single claimants aged between 25 and 60 years. [2234]
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.