Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove the non-dependent deduction from universal credit housing costs for people aged over 21 who are students.

A student aged 21, whose circumstances require that a housing costs contribution is applied and is not in an exemption category, will likely be receiving a student loan or grant for daily maintenance and so has funds to make a contribution toward their accommodation costs. It is right that the student, aged 21 or over makes a contribution toward these costs.