PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Housing Allowance (24 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to maintain the link between Local Housing Allowance rates and rent cost increases each year.
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year.
Decisions on LHA for future years will be taken in the context of the Government’s missions, housing priorities, and the fiscal context.
Answered by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
29 October 2024
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