Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49226
Local Housing Allowance: Shared Housing
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults living in temporary accommodation receive the Shared Accommodation Rate of Local Housing Allowance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe shared accommodation rate does not apply in temporary accommodation.Temporary Accommodation is defined as housing that a claimant has been placed in by a local authority or housing association to meet the local authority’s statutory homelessness duty ...
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