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star this property date less than 2024-01-10more like thismore than 2024-01-10
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for annually indexing Local Housing Allowance to rent levels. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford more like this
star this property uin HL1407 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-01-23more like thismore than 2024-01-23
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State (SoS) has recently completed his review of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for 2024/25. As announced by the Chancellor in the recent Autumn Statement, from April 2024 the Government will be investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This ensures 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit, or the Housing Element of Universal Credit will gain, on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25. This is a significant investment of £7bn over five years.</p><p>The SoS has committed to reviewing LHA rates annually, usually in the Autumn. The rates for 2025/26 have not yet been reviewed.</p><p>The department works closely with stakeholders, jobcentres, and local authorities to understand the impact of its policies.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2024-01-23T11:42:18.18Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-23T11:42:18.18Z
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4169
star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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4922
unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford more like this
1679338
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star this property date less than 2024-01-05more like thismore than 2024-01-05
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is his planned timetable for announcing local housing allowance rates for 2025; and if he will launch a consultation on the level of those rates. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hayes and Harlington more like this
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John McDonnell more like this
star this property uin 7738 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-01-15more like thismore than 2024-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State (SoS) has recently completed his review of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for 2024/25. As announced by the Chancellor in the recent Autumn Statement, from April 2024 the Government will be investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This ensures 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit, or the Housing Element of Universal Credit will gain, on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25. This is a significant investment of £7bn over five years.</p><p>The SoS has committed to reviewing LHA rates annually, usually in the Autumn. The rates for 2025/26 have not yet been reviewed.</p><p>The department works closely with stakeholders, jobcentres, and local authorities to understand the impact of its policies.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2024-01-15T16:37:12.753Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-15T16:37:12.753Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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178
unstar this property label Biography information for John McDonnell more like this
1674989
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star this property date less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of ending the freeze in Local Housing Allowance rates before April 2024. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford more like this
star this property uin HL809 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
star this property answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in the recent Autumn Statement, the Government will be investing £1.2 billion in 24/25 increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This is a significant investment of over £7 billion over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>Secondary legislation is required for this increase, which will be laid in January and will come into force by 31st January 2024. This allows the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities sufficient time to implement the rates from April 2024 and ensure claimants are paid accurately. Increases to other benefits also apply from April 2024 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Since October 2021, Government has provided over £2 billion to local authorities in England via the Household Support Fund (HSF) for them to provide discretionary support with the cost of essentials to those most in need. As with all government spending in England, the HSF has led to consequential increases in Barnett funding, which the Devolved Administrations can spend at their discretion.</p>
star this property answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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less than 2023-12-12T13:43:21.787Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-12T13:43:21.787Z
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4169
star this property label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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4922
unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford more like this
1674087
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star this property date less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the refreezing of Local Housing Allowance after 2025 on low income renters. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North East Fife more like this
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Wendy Chamberlain more like this
star this property uin 4569 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State has completed his review of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for 2024/25. As announced by the Chancellor in the recent Autumn Statement, from April 2024 the Government will be investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This results in a significant investment of £7bn over five years and ensures 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will gain, on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has committed to reviewing LHA rates annually and the rates for 2025/26 have not yet been reviewed.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2023-12-04T16:25:37.79Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:25:37.79Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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4765
unstar this property label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain more like this
1671552
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star this property date less than 2023-11-20more like thismore than 2023-11-20
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Local Housing Allowance for enabling access to housing for claimants who are (a) disabled and (b) not disabled. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 2617 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
star this property answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance policy is reviewed annually by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Autumn Statement, from April 2024 the Government will be investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This significant investment will ensure 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will gain on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25. 50% of households receiving housing support have one disabled person in the household.</p><p> </p><p>The LHA policy does also allow for an additional room to support the needs of disabled people who meet the qualifying criteria. This applies where, by virtue of their disability, a member of the household is not able to share a bedroom or requires and receives overnight care on a regular basis from a non-resident carer.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the Government is providing total support of over £104 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help households and individuals with cost of living pressures.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2023-11-27T16:51:05.117Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-27T16:51:05.117Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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4471
unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1671551
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star this property date less than 2023-11-20more like thismore than 2023-11-20
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of trends in rental costs on the ability of people eligible for the Local Housing Allowance to afford housing. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 2616 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviews Local Housing Allowance annually and in doing so considers the impact of rental costs against the wider fiscal context.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22 the Government spent almost £30 billion to support renters in both the private and social rented sector. This is forecast to rise to £31 billion in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Autumn Statement, from April 2024 the Government will be investing £1.2 billion to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This significant investment will ensure 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will gain on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support. Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the Government is providing total support of over £104 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help households and individuals with cost of living pressures.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2023-11-27T16:47:20.223Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-27T16:47:20.223Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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4471
unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1672255
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star this property date less than 2023-11-22more like thismore than 2023-11-22
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the local housing allowance to the 50th percentile of local market rents. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hayes and Harlington more like this
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John McDonnell more like this
star this property uin 3080 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State has committed to review LHA rates annually and has just completed his review for 2024/25 rates. From April 2024 we are investing £1.2 billion increasing Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This significant investment will ensure 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will gain on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2023-11-27T16:09:38.343Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-27T16:09:38.343Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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178
unstar this property label Biography information for John McDonnell more like this
1669746
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star this property date less than 2023-11-13more like thismore than 2023-11-13
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of annually increasing Local Housing Allowance at a rate greater than or equal to the rate of inflation. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Liverpool, West Derby more like this
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Ian Byrne more like this
star this property uin 1768 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-11-20more like thismore than 2023-11-20
star this property answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance policy is reviewed annually by the Secretary of State, and its impact is monitored regularly. It would not be appropriate to pre-empt the outcome of this review.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22 the Government spent almost £30 billion to support renters in both the private and social rented sector. This is forecast to rise to £31 billion in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>LHA rates were boosted by almost £1 billion in 2020, this significant investment has been kept annually to maintain rates.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support. Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2023-11-20T14:34:08.067Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-20T14:34:08.067Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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4831
unstar this property label Biography information for Ian Byrne more like this
1663021
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star this property date less than 2023-10-13more like thismore than 2023-10-13
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of local housing allowance rates. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
star this property uin 200875 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-10-20more like thismore than 2023-10-20
star this property answer text <p>The department works closely with stakeholders, jobcentres and local authorities to understand the impact of its policies. The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) policy is kept under regular review and rates are reviewed annually by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>LHA determines the maximum housing support for tenants claiming the housing element of Universal Credit in the private rented sector. It ensures that claimants in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance regardless of the contractual rent paid. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 we spent almost £1 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of market rents. This significant investment has been maintained ensuring that everyone who benefited continues to do so. Over 2022/23 and 2023/24 the Government is providing support in excess of £94 billion to help households with the rising cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>The 30<sup>th</sup> percentile levels of local market weekly rents for the Tyneside Broad Rental Market Area for each year from 2020 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates" target="_blank">here.</a> The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publish 30<sup>th</sup> percentile rental data alongside weekly LHA rates. This is not available as a monthly equivalent for Universal Credit.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
unstar this property grouped question UIN 200727 more like this
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less than 2023-10-20T11:31:35.177Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-20T11:31:35.177Z
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4513
star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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1447
unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1662873
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star this property date less than 2023-10-13more like thismore than 2023-10-13
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Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Local Housing Allowance remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance since April 2020 on the discretionary income of claimants of the housing element of Universal Credit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
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Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
star this property uin 200727 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-10-20more like thismore than 2023-10-20
star this property answer text <p>The department works closely with stakeholders, jobcentres and local authorities to understand the impact of its policies. The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) policy is kept under regular review and rates are reviewed annually by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>LHA determines the maximum housing support for tenants claiming the housing element of Universal Credit in the private rented sector. It ensures that claimants in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance regardless of the contractual rent paid. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 we spent almost £1 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of market rents. This significant investment has been maintained ensuring that everyone who benefited continues to do so. Over 2022/23 and 2023/24 the Government is providing support in excess of £94 billion to help households with the rising cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>The 30<sup>th</sup> percentile levels of local market weekly rents for the Tyneside Broad Rental Market Area for each year from 2020 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates" target="_blank">here.</a> The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publish 30<sup>th</sup> percentile rental data alongside weekly LHA rates. This is not available as a monthly equivalent for Universal Credit.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
unstar this property grouped question UIN 200875 more like this
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less than 2023-10-20T11:31:35.147Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-20T11:31:35.147Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown more like this