United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 644
Local Housing Allowance: Older People
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Introduced
13 May 2026
Last action
21 May 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
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21 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 on Local Housing Allowance on levels of poverty among older private renters.
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13 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 on Local Housing Allowance on levels of poverty among older private renters.
Source: Commons
21 May 2026
Answer
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed LHA rates and confirmed in his written ministerial statement on 26 November 2025 that rates would be maintained at their current levels for 2026/27.Renters facing a shortfall in meeting their housing c...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/644
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904722
- uk · wq-1904722 · source updated 21 May 2026