Local Housing Allowance
(asked on 22nd February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates on expenditure by local authorities on temporary accommodation for those unable to sustain their private tenancies.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The causes of homelessness are complex, and it is driven by a range of factors including changes to household income. The Government is committed to preventing homelessness where possible. We have announced the allocation of £654 million in funding through the Homelessness Prevention Grant that will be made available to local authorities in 2023/24 and 2024/25. This investment builds on the £366 million in funding already available to local authorities through the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2022/23.