Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 10 December 2025.
Carla Denyer
Green Spokesperson (Immigration), Green Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero), Green Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology), Green Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are expected to be supported by the introduction of new earned income disregards for Housing Benefit claimants in supported housing.
Carla Denyer
Green Spokesperson (Immigration), Green Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero), Green Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology), Green Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the timeline for the introduction of new earned income disregards for Housing Benefit claimants in supported housing.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Autumn Budget 2025 included an announcement to introduce four new earned income disregards into Housing Benefit for residents in Supported Housing and Temporary Accommodation.
This will remove a significant barrier to entering work or increasing hours, ensuring that work pays and residents are better able to achieve financial independence from Autumn 2026. The Department’s latest data for August 2025 shows there were around 300,000 working-age people on Housing Benefit living in either supported housing or temporary accommodation of which around 200,000 were living specifically in supported housing.
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