Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106327

Local Housing Allowance: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates in 2026-27 on private renters.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

At Autumn Budget, the Secretary of State reviewed Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and confirmed in his Written Ministerial Statement that LHA rates would be maintained at their current 2024/25 levels for 2026/27. The impacts on private renters were co...

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