Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 47722

Affordable Housing: Housing Benefit

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining the level of Housing Benefit until 2026 on the affordability of housing for people on Housing Benefit.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Both Housing Benefit and the housing element of Universal Credit provide support for renters in the private and social rented sectors. The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for households claiming either benefit can rece...

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