Local Housing Allowance
Commons · Question 107503 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households affected by the Local Housing Allowance freeze since its introduction.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Jan 2026
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...