Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34103

Local Housing Allowance: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 26 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Nesil Caliskan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the cap on Local Housing Allowance payable for temporary accommodation through the Housing Benefit subsidy system.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

We continue to keep the rates used for Housing Benefit subsidy under review. We are working closely with MHCLG and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to explore the impacts of subsidy rates on local authorities and develop long...

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