Evaluate the link between welfare reforms, Local Housing Allowance, and homelessness prevention funding.
MHCLG and the Department for Work and Pensions must use the Inter- Ministerial Group as an opportunity to evaluate the link between welfare reforms and homelessness, particularly regarding LHA rates. We agree with the Government on the principle that, as far as possible, homelessness funding should be directed towards preventing …
Government response. The government reiterated its spending on housing support, the rationale for LHA rates and the HPG ringfence, and its commitment to monitoring HPG spend, but did not explicitly commit the Inter-Ministerial Group to evaluate the link between welfare reforms/LHA rates …
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government