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Leasehold: Service Charges

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 November 2024UIN 14135

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit to pay service charge costs when they take up (a) part-time, (b) sho

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department has not recently assessed the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit (UC) to pay service charge costs when they take up a) part time, b) short-term and c) seasonal work.

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