Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
Commons · Question 60309 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Housing Benefit as a mechanism for supporting people to live in the private rented sector.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Jun 2025
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum levels of housing support for households claiming Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit and who rent in the private rented sector. LHA rates are reviewed annually, usually at an Aut...