Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 25
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 138
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 ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
We recommend that the Government reconsider its position on re-freezing local housing allowance rates from 2025–26 onwards. Instead, the Government must maintain LHA rates at least at the 30th percentile of local market rents each year to ensure that those children and adults receiving benefits have sufficient access to rental properties and to prevent further escalation of pressure on local authorities’ homelessness services.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 138, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).