United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4429
Local Housing Allowance: Greater London
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16 January 2020
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21 January 2020 · Answer
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Housing
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21 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Written Statement of 13 January 2020, Official Report HCWS 29, whether she has additional plans to reduce the gap between rents in London and local housing allowance.
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16 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Written Statement of 13 January 2020, Official Report HCWS 29, whether she has additional plans to reduce the gap between rents in London and local housing allowance.
Source: Commons
21 January 2020
Answer
From April 2020 Local Housing Allowance rates will be uprated by CPI, 1.7% in line with wider benefit uprating – ending the benefit freeze.In addition to ending the freeze, we also recently announced an extra £40 million in Discretionary Housing Payments ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-16/4429
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1171398
- uk · wq-1171398 · source updated 21 January 2020