Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 24
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 137
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Financial distress in local authorities All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome the Government’s decision to increase Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents from 1 April 2024. However, this is an urgent matter that required the Government’s immediate action. It is therefore disappointing that the Government did not implement this change with greater speed following the Autumn Statement in November 2023. We are concerned that this delay has failed to alleviate the increasing numbers of families unable to find suitable accommodation during the winter, with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of those affected.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 137, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).