Written questions

Local Housing Allowance: Uprating

Commons · Question 18278 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of homelessness among Universal Credit claimants since Local Housing Allowance was last uprated.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 17 Jul 2026

The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex and they interact dynamically DWP continues to work closely with MHCLG on interactions with homelessness. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed Local Housing Allowance (LHA) at...