Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 52540
Housing Benefit: Temporary Accommodation
Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Question
Peter Lamb
Labour — Crawley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary housing has not increased since 2011.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere. We recognise the financial pres...
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