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 Timms
The 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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