Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21645

Local Housing Allowance: Greater London

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to review the rates of the Local Housing Allowance to reflect housing costs in inner London boroughs.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The decision at Autumn Budget to maintain Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates at current levels for 2025/26 considered a range of factors such as rental data,the Government’s missions and wider fiscal context.LHA rates were last increased in April 2024 at...

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