Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18098

Local Housing Allowance: Manchester Rusholme

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 22 July 2026

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on a) poverty b) homelessness among Universal Credit claimants in Manchester Rusholme.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed Local Housing Allowance at the 2025 Autumn Budget and announced that rates would be maintained at their current levels for 2026/27. A range of factors, such as rent levels across the country and povert...

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