§ 19. Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the operation of the Housing Benefit system and his proposals for reform. [120958]
§ 24. Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proposals he has to reform Housing Benefit. [120966]
§ Angela EagleWe intend to reform Housing Benefit to improve customer service through a modernised streamlined system, to tackle fraud and error, and to reduce the barriers to work. We have already made significant progress; our Housing Green Paper, currently out for consultation, sets out how we can take this further.
We are determined to deal with the weaknesses of the system we inherited from the previous Administration.