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Rough Sleepers, Gloucestershire

Volume 571: debated on Tuesday 2 April 1996

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the estimates of the likely increase in the number of people sleeping rough in Gloucestershire as a result of the proposals to cut housing benefit to people under 25.

The Government do not expect changes to the housing benefit system for single people under 25 years of age to increase the number of people sleeping rough. Young single people will still be entitled to housing benefit on a reasonable level of rent for accommodation which is appropriate to their needs.