Question follow-through · 108125
Housing Benefit: Almshouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) under-occupancy charge and (b) Local Housing Allowance on residents in almshouse accommodation who are in (i) low-paid and (ii)
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) under-occupancy charge and (b) Local Housing Allowance on residents in almshouse accommodation who are in (i) low-paid and (ii)
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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11 Feb 2026
Answer published
We acknowledge the vital part that almshouses play in providing much needed low-cost affordable housing. Residents pay a weekly maintenance contribution which is usually much lower than the market rate, which can be paid for through Housing Benefit or Uni...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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