Thursday, 16 January 2020

LHA To Increase By CPI


Will Quince MP, Minister for Welfare Delivery, has announced that from April 2020, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates will be increased in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), ending the freeze to the LHA which has been in place since 2016.  The Government says this increase will mean the majority of people in receipt of housing support in the Private Rented Sector will see their housing support increase, on average benefiting by around £10 per month. The latest CPI rate for November 2019 was 1.5 percent.  The Government also confirmed their September 2019 commitment to an additional £40 million in Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for 2020/21. Read more on the NLA website.

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