The Work and Pensions and Communities and Local Government
Committees have welcomed ’s announcement that the
Government will not apply the Local Housing Allowance cap to
supported housing.
The announcement made during Prime Minister’s Questions today
comes following the publication in May of the
Committees’ joint report on the future
of supported housing.
Rt Hon MP, Chair of the Work and
Pensions Committee, said: “Today’s announcement
that Government has heeded our recommendation, and will take
Local Housing Allowance out of the funding equation for supported
housing, is an important step towards protecting and boosting the
supply of this crucial support for the most
vulnerable.
We expect the full details in the Government’s final response
to our joint report shortly.”
MP, Chair of the Communities
and Local Government Committee, said:
“Supported housing is valued deeply by those who live in it
and contributes enormously to their independence and
wellbeing.
The Government’s proposals had caused considerable concern
and I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the
Government will not apply the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate
to Supported Housing. I commend the work of the Committees and of
my colleague, , who co-chaired the joint
inquiry on this issue.
Our joint report told the Government that the LHA rate was
“an inappropriate starting point for a new funding mechanism” and
a serious threat to the future viability of the sector. We look
forward to seeing the full details of the Government’s new
funding proposals when they are published next Tuesday.”
The full joint report on the future of supported housing is
available here.
