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709426

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much top-up funding will be provided to each local authority following the introduction of the Local Housing Allowance cap.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	67090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. We have recently completed a joint DWP/DCLG consultation on the supported housing model with commissioners and providers, developers and investors, residents and those who represent their views. The new model outlined in our consultation will enable local authorities to assess their provision by utilising their local knowledge to drive transparency, quality and value for money from their service providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/03/2017 12:49:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

709427

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect that a Local Housing Allowance cap will have on other services provided by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	67092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>To date no assessment has been made of the effect of a Local Housing Allowance cap that will be introduced in the social rented sector from 2019 on other services provided by local authorities as the policy has not been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/03/2017 13:05:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

709428

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of implementing the Local Housing Allowance cap.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	67091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance rates will be introduced into the social rented sector in April 2019. We estimate that this policy will save the Exchequer £235 million in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/03/2017 13:03:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

706836

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department is making available for the Targeted Affordability Funding concession to the freeze on local housing allowance rates in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	66076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Around 30 per cent of the savings from the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) Freeze will be recycled to use as Targeted Affordability Funding. No Targeted Affordability Funding was available in 2016/17 as there were no savings from the LHA Freeze due to zero inflation levels. The amount available for 2017/18 is £13.33 million and we will announce the funding for future years in due course</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2017 15:41:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

706837

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of housing benefit applicants that have benefitted from the three per cent increase in local housing allowance rates in areas where it has been increased through the Targeted Affordability Funding concession.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	66077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>There were no Targeted Affordability Funding increases to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates in 2016/17 because the four year LHA freeze policy was not estimated to have any savings in 2016/17.</p><p>In 2017/18 we estimate that 70 thousand households receiving housing benefit or universal credit will benefit from a three per cent Targeted Affordability Funding increase to their LHA rate.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2017 15:32:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

706839

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect on tenants in the private rented sector of the changes in local housing allowance rates of housing benefit to the 30th percentile of local market rents and the freeze of those rates since April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	66120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department commissioned an independent evaluation of the changes to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) which were introduced from April 2011 and included setting LHA rates at the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents. The final report was published in July 2014 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to formally evaluate the effect of the LHA ‘Freeze’ policy, but will continue to monitor the relevant administrative and survey data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2017 15:10:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

692073

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the effect of the Local Housing Allowance cap in (a) Coventry South constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>There is no record of any representations being received from Coventry South constituency on the effect of Local Housing Allowance Caps in the past twelve months.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have however received a variety of correspondence from different organisations and constituents regarding the effect of the Local Housing Allowance caps from different parts of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2017 16:34:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

652404

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55413, on local housing allowance, what information his Department holds on the number of universal credit claimants who will be affected by proposed changes to local housing allowance (a) in each region and (b) aged under 35.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	56166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available<strong>. </strong></p><p>A full impact assessment will be undertaken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/12/2016 11:47:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

647641

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of the universal credit claimants who will be affected by proposed changes to local housing allowance, (a) in each region and (b) aged under 35.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	55413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>A full impact assessment will be undertaken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/12/2016 15:20:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

631253

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken regional cost-benefit analyses on the effect of imposing a housing benefit cap in areas with local housing allowance rates.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	52202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p>The latest impact assessment for the lower benefit cap is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/11/2016 15:23:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger