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UIN 58402

Local Housing Allowance

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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18 October 2021

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21 October 2021 · Answer

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Housing

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21 October 2021

Housing

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of local housing allowance (LHA) in payment; how many of those households have rents which exceed the local housing allowance rate; and of the latter households, what

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  1. 18 October 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of local housing allowance (LHA) in payment; how many of those households have rents which exceed the local housing allowance rate; and of the latter households, what

    Source: Commons

  2. 21 October 2021

    Answer

    In May 2021 there were 1,896k households in receipt of LHA via Housing Benefit or Universal Credit in Great Britain. Of these, 982k had rents which exceeded the LHA and the median gap was £100/month. This breaks down as attached table. In response to Covi...

    Source: Written answer

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