Universal Credit (Housing)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 12 March 2012.

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Photo of Andrew Stunell Andrew Stunell The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government 2:30, 12 March 2012

As my hon. Friend will know, housing benefit expenditure has been rising rapidly, from £14 billion 10 years ago to £21 billion now. The reform of that benefit is included in the social security measures that have just been approved by the House.