Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty)

Edward Leigh Excerpts

Wednesday 27th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)]

We need to publicise that more. A family came to see me recently in my surgery. The husband is profoundly deaf and his wife has an open permanent wound in her intestine, so they need separate bedrooms, but nobody told them the fund was available. They are therefore very worried. We need more education, so that disabled and vulnerable people are better informed about what is going on.

[Kris Hopkins]

What my hon. Friend says is true. We need to ensure that the facts about this legislation are put out there and that vulnerable people are not misled by some of the interesting conversations that are going on.