Local Housing Allowance
(asked on 3rd September 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on levels of local housing allowance.
This question was answered on 9th September 2024
Ministers and officials in the department have regular conversations with counterparts in the DWP on a range of issues.
The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year.
Any future decisions on LHA will be taken in the context of the Government’s housing priorities and the fiscal situation.