Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What progress he has made on integrating water, sanitation and hygiene improvements within his Department's health programmes.”
Tabled: 8 March 2023Answered: 14 March 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Sir Stephen Timms
My hon. Friend raises an important matter. I just point out that the April 2024 one-year local housing allowance increase has cost an additional £1.2 billion in the last financial year, and it will cost about £7 billion over five years. We keep local housing allowance rates under review. He is right to stress the importance of those, but future decisions on them will need to be based on the Government’s priorities and reflect the difficult fiscal conditions that the Government are dealing with.