§ Mr. FitzpatrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will introduce legislation to treat people who are deported to the UK as being habitually resident in the UK. [118799]
§ Mr. BayleyWe have today laid regulations that will automatically treat deportees, who may not otherwise be covered, as being habitually resident in the United Kingdom for the purposes of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.