Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14991

Local Housing Allowance: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 19 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not increasing Local Housing Allowance rates in 2025-26 on the number of households requiring temporary accommodation.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Government recognises that homelessness levels are too high and there are a range of contributing factors. We will look carefully at these issues as we develop our strategy for ending homelessness. When reviewing the Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the...

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