Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 11087
Local Housing Allowance
Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to maintain the link between Local Housing Allowance rates and rent cost increases each year.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsLocal Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year. Decisions on LHA for future years will be taken in the context of the Government’s missions, housing priorities, and the fiscal co...
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