Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Recommendation 34

34

Reconsider freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates and extend support for housing acquisition

Recommendation
As we recommended in our previous report, England’s Homeless Children, the Government should reconsider its decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance rates and should extend its support for local authorities to acquire new housing stock through the Local Authority Housing Fund. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗