Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86267
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour — Tooting
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in temporary accommodation subsidy rates since 2011 on (a) local authority budgets and (b) the financial sustainability of homelessness
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department for Work and Pensions pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or ...
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