Local Housing Allowance: Homelessness
Commons · Question 45585 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates on levels of homelessness.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Apr 2025
The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex, they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. We do however work closely with other departments, including MHCLG, to ensure the ...