Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, commenting on the Department for Work and Pensions written statement on Housing Benefit, said;

“This cowardly Government, sneaking out a decision to delay detailing their cuts to supported housing, has left tens of thousands of the most vulnerable people in limbo. People who have suffered domestic abuse, veterans, older people, disabled people, the homeless, and young people leaving care still don’t have the certainty they need to live their lives.”

“Kicking this decision into the long grass will only extend the anxiety of the tens of thousands of vulnerable people whose secure, supported accommodation faces closure unless a full exemption from Tory cuts is put in place.”