Local Housing Allowance
Commons · Question 11087 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
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.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Oct 2024
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 co...