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<p>No recent assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA)
rates determine the maximum housing support available to claimants in the private
rented sector. They are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>We
recognise that rents are increasing but the challenging fiscal environment means that
difficult decisions were necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively. The
Chancellor announced at Autumn Statement a package of targeted support worth £26 billion.</p><p>
</p><p>To protect the most vulnerable, working age and disability benefits will be
increased in line with inflation for 2023-24, increasing expenditure by £11 billion
in 23/24. In addition, to ensure that households will see an increase in their benefits
following uprating – the benefit cap will also be increased in line with CPI (10.1%)
in April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the government is
extending the Household Support Fund providing an additional £1 billion of funding,
including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in
England in the next financial year. In England this will be through an extension to
the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31
March 2024. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate
their additional Barnett funding (£158m).</p><p>For those who require additional support
with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available. Since 2011
we have provided nearly £1.5 billion in funding for DHPs.</p>
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