Local Housing Allowance
(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England who are only eligible for the Shared Accommodation Local Housing Allowance rate reside in one-bedroom homes.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 19th May 2022
As of November 2021, the information requested is available for people in receipt of Housing Benefit, as follows:
| Number of people entitled to SAR living in a 1-bedroom property |
Wales | 571 |
Scotland | 525 |
England | 12,322 |
The information requested is not readily available for people in receipt of Universal Credit Housing Element.