A question on #HousingBenefit tabled by Afzal Khan on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Housing Benefit
Question ID: 1816384
UIN: 62681
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 4671
Asking Member display name: Afzal Khan
Asking Member handle: AfzalKhanMCR
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AfzalKhanMCR
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of enhanced housing benefit was paid to (a) for-profit landlords, (b) not-for-profit landlords and (c) charities in each year since 2010.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: We interpret ‘enhanced housing benefit’ as Housing Benefit payable for exempt accommodation (a category of specified accommodation in the Housing Benefit regulations). For Housing Benefit claims assessed as exempt accommodation, we do not hold data on whe...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true