Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 29103
Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase Local Housing Allowance rates in line with inflation.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced in 2008 and determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Claimants in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance regard...
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