As we recommended in our previous report, England’s Homeless Children, the Government should reconsider its decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance rates and should extend its support for local authorities to acquire new housing stock through the Local Authority Housing Fund. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121)

As we recommended in our previous report, England’s Homeless Children, the Government should reconsider its decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance rates and should extend its support for local authorities to acquire new housing stock through the Local Authority Housing Fund. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121) Type: recommendation | Number: 34 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: As the Government set out in our response to the Committee’s Report on Children’s Temporary Accommodation, when considering Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for 2025–26, the Government considered a range of factors, such as the rental market impact of LHA, including the impact on cross-government