Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45586

Local Housing Allowance: Public Expenditure

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 she has made of the potential impact of freezing the Local Housing Allowance on other areas of public expenditure.

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 ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 45586) →