190,000 to be pushed into poverty by Labour freeze on housing benefit

190,000 to be pushed into poverty by Labour freeze on housing benefit

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Call for overturn of LHA freeze

A group of charities have urged the Prime Minister to reverse the decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates.

Housing benefit freeze will push more renters into cold homes

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has joined 18 other poverty, housing and homelessness organisations, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Shelter, Trussell and the Salvation Army, in asking [pdf] the Prime Minister to reverse the Autumn Budget decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for a third consecutive year. LHA is the housing benefit that helps … Continue reading "Housing benefit freeze will push more renters into cold homes"