Written question WQ95808
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 44 days
Question
Is the Welsh Government discussing the possibility of an annual increase of the Local Housing Allowance with the UK Government?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
The Welsh Government continues to call for the restoration of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates to the 50th percentile (rather than the 30th percentile) and that rates are uplifted annually. I have also written to the UK Government on this issue, outlining the need for revised rental data to be used.