Temporary Accommodation: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made of the potential merits of reviewing temporary accommodation subsidies.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Government recognises the financial pressures facing local authorities, including the costs associated with temporary accommodation.
Housing Benefit subsidy arrangements for temporary accommodation are kept under review in the context of the Government’s wider housing objectives and the overall fiscal position.
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