Majority Of Charity’s Supported Housing Under Threat From LHA Cap

Analysis by Frontier Economics found that if the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates continues into 2020/21 and there is no top-up funding available, 91% of The Salvation Army’s homes would cost more to run than there is funding to cover them. This would mean the charity would be forced to raise income elsewhere. The Salvation Army is calling on the government to delay applying LHA rates to supported housing until April 2022 to allow time for a new solution to be found that “accurately reflects the true costs of safe and secure supported housing”, a spokesperson said. Read more on Inside Housing.