| Heading: |
Housing Benefit |
| Question ID: |
1813106 |
| UIN: |
60301 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Housing Benefit was in each of the last ten years. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-24 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
In 2023/24, total housing support provided to private rented sector (PRS) tenants amounted to £12.3 billion (in 2024/25 prices). Of this, £3.9 billion was delivered through Housing Benefit (HB), while £8.4 billion was provided via the Universal Credit Hou... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |