Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds) Debate
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Chris Stephens
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(7 years, 2 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
As I have said repeatedly, we have put in place a long list of exemptions precisely to prevent homelessness. Those who are unable to return to the family home will be exempt from the policy, so we do not expect it to increase homelessness.
Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP)
The lack of a published impact assessment is simply scandalous. Will the Minister tell us the measured impact on a vulnerable young person who has had to leave home because of difficulties or abuse, and who is now being asked to prove that abuse just so they can get the housing support they need to live away from their family?
Caroline Nokes
A vulnerable young person who has had to leave home because of abuse will, of course, be exempt.