Question follow-through · 82156

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has prepared an impact assessment on the decision to freeze the local housing allowance.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 14 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 16 Oct 2025
Answer: 22 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has prepared an impact assessment on the decision to freeze the local housing allowance.
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State considers a range of factors when reviewing Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. This includes the impact of the current rental market, the Government’s goals on housing, and the wider fiscal context. In April 2024, LHA rates were i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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