Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
Commons · Question 26006 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of annually uprating Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local market rents.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 8 Sep 2026
The Secretary of State reviews Local Housing Allowance rates annually, normally at an Autumn fiscal event. In doing so he will consider factors including rent costs and the current level of welfare support provided overall, alongside Government priorities...