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UIN 65670

Local Housing Allowance: Private Rented Housing

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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18 October 2022

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25 October 2022 · Answer

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Housing

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25 October 2022

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates on the ability of private renters to pay rent.

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  1. 18 October 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates on the ability of private renters to pay rent.

    Source: Commons

  2. 25 October 2022

    Answer

    Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are not intended to meet all rents in all areas. For Great Britain in May 2022, 55% of the households on LHA had rents higher than the LHA rates. For these households the average gap was £146 per month. In April 2020 LH...

    Source: Written answer

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