Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8035
Temporary Accommodation: Expenditure
Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Temporary Housing Subsidy rates on local authority budgets.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases but this is subject to limits to incentivise local authorities to find settled accommodation for residents and to ensure good value for money for the taxpayer. Local au...
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