United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 61499
Local Housing Allowance: Coronavirus
Introduced
18 June 2020
Last action
24 June 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
Source updated
24 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the local housing allowance to the fiftieth percentile to support renters during the outbreak of covid-19.
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18 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the local housing allowance to the fiftieth percentile to support renters during the outbreak of covid-19.
Source: Commons
24 June 2020
Answer
We increased Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local rents, providing additional financial support for private renters, further to lobbying from homeless charities. This significant investment of almost £1 billion, ensures over 1 mil...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-18/61499
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1205147
- uk · wq-1205147 · source updated 24 June 2020