questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefits in the last financial year; and how much of that was spent on housing provided by (a) local authorities, (b) other social housing providers and (c) private sector landlords.
answerText: In 2022/23 the Department spent £28.97 billion on Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Element combined. £15.00 billion was spent on Housing Benefit and £13.97 billion was spent on Universal Credit Housing Element. The quoted Housing Benefit expen...
heading: Housing Benefit