Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8035

Temporary Accommodation: Expenditure

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth 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 Timms
DWP 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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