Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds) Debate
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Desmond Swayne
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(7 years, 2 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
The Department has, of course, met all its requirements under the public sector equality duty. Equality assessment information has been received and shared with the Social Security Advisory Committee, which chose not to consult on this.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Young people in their first jobs cannot afford their own accommodation, so they share with other young people or they stay at home. Why should it be different for people who are out of work?
Caroline Nokes
My right hon. Friend makes exactly the point that underpins this policy. We want young people in work and young people out of work to be making the same choices about where they are going to live.