Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds) Debate
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David Hanson
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(7 years, 2 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
There is absolutely nothing to hide. I have considered my public sector equality duty carefully. As I said, the assessment was shared with the Social Security Advisory Committee, which chose not to consult on this.
Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
I would like to help the Minister. She is almost there. She said that this policy will save £105 million. We can work out how many people will be affected when we leave the Chamber, but will she confirm whether it is in the region of 10,000? Is the figure higher or lower than that?
Caroline Nokes
The policy is expected to affect 5,000 young people in the first year, and 10,000 a year in steady state.