Rosena Allin-Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Temporary Accommodation: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made of the potential merits of reviewing temporary accommodation subsidies.
Answer: The Government recognises the financial pressures facing local authorities, including the costs associated with temporary accommodation.Housing Benefit subsidy arrangements for temporary accommodation are kept under review in the context of the Government...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: AchondroplasiaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to improve access to Disability Living Allowance for children with achondroplasia.
Answer: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is available to children under the age of 16 who, due to a disability or health condition, have mobility issues and/or have care needs which are substantially in excess of a child the same age without the disability or he...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in temporary accommodation subsidy rates since 2011 on (a) local authority budgets and (b) the financial sustainability of homelessness
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uprating temporary accommodation subsidy rates to 90 per cent of 2024 Local Housing Allowance rates.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Performance Related PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing recipients of universal credit to receive performance based bonuses without penalty.
Answer: No assessment has been made. A Universal Credit award is calculated on the basis of the set benefit rate against money coming in to ensure fairness of treatment for all customers against the money that they have earned. This means as earnings increase Uni...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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