Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Housing Benefit: Young People
John Healey (Labour, Wentworth and Dearne) asked written question 135739 on 13 April 2018. Kit Malthouse answered on 18 April 2018 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Kit Malthouse corrected the answer on 2 May 2018. The figure £5 million in the original became £3 million in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pension, what estimate she has made of the cost incurred by (a) Jobcentre Plus, (b) her Department and (c) any other public agency in the preparation for the roll-out of the now aborted cut to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds.
Original and corrected answer
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
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| The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be | The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be ££3 million. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/882677?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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