Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 40883
Local Housing Allowance: Rents
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to amend local housing allowance rates to reflect actual rental market costs (a) on the Isle of Wight and (b) in other areas.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsLocal Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are reviewed annually, usually at an Autumn fiscal event. Rates are set based on the area of the country a person lives and their bedroom entitlementThe Secretary of State’s decision at last year’s Autumn Budget to main...
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