I just want to make sure that the hon. Gentleman is clear about this. The reference is to housing benefit but not JSA, but most working people who get housing benefit do so as a result of their being on JSA, which does not fall under the cap. Most people on housing benefit in their old age might fall under the cap, but they are not subject to the spare room subsidy—the bedroom tax.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Anne Begg
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 March 2014.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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