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 Timms
We 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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