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Under-Occupancy Penalty (Exemptions) Bill

A Bill to exempt social housing tenants who claim Disability Living Allowance or who have occupied a property for at least six months or who have not been offered alternative accommodation, from the size criteria provisions of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, the Housing Benefit (persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 and the Universal Credit 2013 Regulations; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Under-Occupancy Penalty (Exemptions) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 2 July 2014 by Yvonne Fovargue (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 2 Jul 2014
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 27 Mar 2015.