Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the recent reduction in the benefit cap on the time taken for specialist domestic abuse refuges to secure move-on accommodation for claimants whose benefit entitlements will decrease.

Housing benefit paid to claimants in refuges designated as specified accommodation by a local authority is disregarded when deciding whether or not the benefit cap applies.