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Debate between Gerald Jones and Dan Carden
Monday 19th June 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gerald Jones Portrait Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)
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2. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance.

Dan Carden Portrait Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)
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18. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance.

Mims Davies Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mims Davies)
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The local housing allowance policy is kept under regular review and rates are reviewed annually. LHA rates were boosted with a £1 billion funding increase in 2010, and this significant investment has been maintained since then. Discretionary housing payments, or DHPs, are available for those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs.

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