Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-10-21.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of reductions in tax credits on levels of housing benefit paid out in 2016-17.

Damian Hinds

The impact of all the government’s policies on housing benefit is accounted for in the housing benefit forecast, which has been certified by the OBR.