questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Housing Benefit was in each of the last ten years.
answerText: In 2023/24, total housing support provided to private rented sector (PRS) tenants amounted to £12.3 billion (in 2024/25 prices). Of this, £3.9 billion was delivered through Housing Benefit (HB), while £8.4 billion was provided via the Universal Credit Hou...
heading: Housing Benefit