Government Has Made No Assessment Of Case For Increasing Housing Benefit

There has been no government assessment of the case for increasing the scope of housing support, despite the sector stressing the need for investment. Crossbench peer Lord Hylton put a written Lords question as to the extent of assessment of the case for increasing both the scope and total amount of housing benefit – including any resulting savings on temporary accommodation and other costs. For the DWP, Tory peer Baroness Stedman-Scott said no assessment has been made of either case with decisions on the uprating of Local Housing Allowance from April 2020 to be “discussed later this year.” Read more on 24housing.

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