Local Housing Allowance
Commons · Question 84089 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing local housing allowance rates on levels of homelessness in (a) rural and (b) other areas.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Oct 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 ...