Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45585

Local Housing Allowance: Homelessness

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates on levels of homelessness.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex, they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. We do however work closely with other departments, including MHCLG, to ensure the ...

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