Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32069

Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on uprating temporary accommodation subsidy rates.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We continue to keep the rates used for Housing Benefit subsidy under review and work closely with MHCLG and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping. The Government will prioritise the best way to achieve its mission and goals within...

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