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UIN 3080

Local Housing Allowance

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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22 November 2023

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27 November 2023 · Answer

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Answered

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Housing

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27 November 2023

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the local housing allowance to the 50th percentile of local market rents.

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  1. 22 November 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the local housing allowance to the 50th percentile of local market rents.

    Source: Commons

  2. 27 November 2023

    Answer

    The Secretary of State has committed to review LHA rates annually and has just completed his review for 2024/25 rates. From April 2024 we are investing £1.2 billion increasing Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. Thi...

    Source: Written answer

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