Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60307

Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) other housing subsidies on rent levels in the private rented sector.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for low income tenants in the private rented sector (PRS). In April 2024, LHA rates were set at the 30th percentile of local market rents and have been maintained at the same levels ...

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