Housing Benefit: Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 52540 · Tabled 14 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Peter Lamb
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary housing has not increased since 2011.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 19 May 2025
DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere. We recognise the financial pres...