Universal Credit: Care Leavers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the over-25 rate of universal credit to care leavers.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Government supports care leavers by offering a series of safeguards and easements aimed at simplifying and improving their interaction with the benefit system. This includes single care leavers qualifying for the more generous one-bedroom Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate until their 25th birthday.
The Government is committed to reviewing Universal Credit. Details of the review will be set out in due course.
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