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UIN 11099

Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 January 2024

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31 January 2024 · Answer

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Housing

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31 January 2024

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the private rented sector there are in receipt of housing benefit in payment; of those households, how many and what proportion have rents which exceed the local housing allowance

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  1. 23 January 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the private rented sector there are in receipt of housing benefit in payment; of those households, how many and what proportion have rents which exceed the local housing allowance

    Source: Commons

  2. 31 January 2024

    Answer

    The requested information is in the provided attachment. Government spends around £30bn annually on housing support. In addition, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates will be increased from April 2024 to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This will...

    Source: Written answer

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