99% Of Councils Feel LHA Cap Restricts Young People’s Access To Housing

Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint said 99% of councils think the level of housing benefit young people are entitled to is not enough to rent in the private sector. People under 35 are usually only entitled to a lower rate of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) known as the Shared Accommodation Rate. And 85% of the 119 English local authorities surveyed said they struggle to deliver their housing duties because of welfare reforms affecting young people. Download the research report The Homelessness Reduction Act: Will it work for young people? From the Centrepoint website.

https://centrepoint.org.uk/media/2511/the-homelessness-reduction-act-will-it-work-for-young-people.pdf