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Tag: housing benefit
At least 354,000 people homeless in England today
https://england.shelter.org.uk/media/press_release/at_least_354000_people_homeless_in_england_today_ Shelter warns of a bleak winter for many as homelessness rises by 14% in a year
Completing the Implementation of Universal Credit
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-12/hcws205 DWP will steadily increase the number of migration notices being sent to people receiving ESA over the next months and are aiming to issue 63,000 migration notices each month from February, sending the final notices in early December 2025 and fully moving people to Universal Credit and closing legacy benefits by the end of…
Local Housing Allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-10-30/hcws175 Although not covered by my statutory review of state pension and benefit rates, I can also inform the House that local housing allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels, following their increase in April 2024; and that the benefit cap has not been reviewed for 2025/26 and will also be…
The Renters’ Rights Bill Second Reading
https://www.generationrent.org/2024/10/09/the-renters-rights-bill-second-reading/ The Renters’ Rights Bill is back in Parliament today. It is having its second reading, which is the first time it is debated by MPs. The Bill offers some long overdue protections from arbitrary eviction, and improving standards in our homes. However, further measures are needed to shield tenants from the cost of renting…
A Roadmap for Reform – the Renters’ Reform Coalition’s Plan for Reforming Private Renting
https://rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/roadmap-reform-renters-reform-coalitions-plan-reforming-private-renting Here is an overview of some of our key recommendations.
Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023-24
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24 Initial assessments were made for 358,370 households in England in 2023-24, up 10.4% from the previous year. Of these, 324,990 households were assessed as owed a homelessness duty, due to being threatened with homelessness or already being homeless in 2023-24. This increase from 2022-23 is driven by the increase in both households assessed as…
Uprating Local Housing Allowance: Briefing Note
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/uprating-local-housing-allowance-briefing-note/ Uprating LHA by rent cost increases Our strong recommendation is that the government uprates LHA rates in line with how the policy was originally designed, ie the increase in the cost of the 30th percentile rental property in each BRMA (expected to be an average of around 8.24%). Furthermore, this should be the norm…
Private rent and house prices, UK: September 2024
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/september2024 1.Main pointsAverage UK private rents increased by 8.4% in the 12 months to August 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024. Average rents increased to £1,327 (8.5%) in England, £752 (8.5%) in Wales, and £969 (7.6%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to August 2024. In Northern Ireland,…
Why scrapping the household benefit cap is vital for families, children and survivors of abuse
123,0000 households are affected by the household benefit cap. The vast majority – 71 per cent – are lone parents with children. The benefit cap limits the total amount a part-time, low-earning or out-of-work household can receive in benefits, trapping families in deep poverty. It is having a disproportionate impact on survivors of domestic abuse…