United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1202
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
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14 May 2026
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22 May 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
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22 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in Housing Benefit subsidy rates for temporary accommodation since January 2011 on local authority finances in London; and if he will ta
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14 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in Housing Benefit subsidy rates for temporary accommodation since January 2011 on local authority finances in London; and if he will ta
Source: Commons
22 May 2026
Answer
DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases, but this is subject to limits to incentivise local authorities to find settled accommodation for residents and to ensure good value for money for the taxpayer. The rul...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-14/1202
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905557
- uk · wq-1905557 · source updated 22 May 2026