questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the private rented sector are in receipt of housing benefit; how many and what proportion of those households have rents that exceed the local housing allowance (LHA); and what the median difference was between the cost of rent and the LHA for households where rent exceeds the LHA in each local authority area in the latest period for which data is available.
answerText: The information requested if not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.Government spends around £30bn annually on housing support. In addition, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates will be increased from April 2024 to the 30...
heading: Local Housing Allowance: Private Rented Housing