Hugh Gaffney
Labour, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of the housing market in Scotland for families in receipt of benefits.
Will Quince
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The correct answer should have been:
The Secretary of State is required to make an annual assessment of LHA rates, which will be completed by the end of 2019.
The proportion of Scottish private market rents that are at or below the LHA rate, by room entitlement, is set out below. This is based on rent officer data and the 2019/20 LHA rates published here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates-applicable-from-april-2019-to-march-2020.
Shared room | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom | 3 bedroom | 4+ bedroom |
14% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 17% |
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Will Quince
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State is required to make an annual assessment of LHA rates, which will be completed by the end of 2019.
The proportion of Scottish private market rents that are at or below the LHA rate, by room entitlement, is set out below. This is based on rent officer data and the 2019/20 LHA rates published here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates-applicable-from-april-2019-to-march-2020.
Shared room | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom | 3 bedroom | 4+ bedroom |
14% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 17% |
Does this answer the above question?
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.