Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 29104
Local Housing Allowance: Temporary Accommodation
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to lift the 2011 cap on the amount of Local Housing Allowance that can be reclaimed by local authorities to cover the cost of temporary accommodation.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe continue to keep the subsidy paid to local authorities under review and appreciate that local authorities are subject to many funding pressures. However, any increases to the subsidy paid to local authorities would require a Budget (rather than as part...
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