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LGA warns Hunt over housing allowance rates

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned chancellor Jeremy Hunt he will force more into homelessness unless he ends a three-year freeze on housing rental benefits.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned chancellor Jeremy Hunt he will force more into homelessness unless he ends a three-year freeze on housing rental benefits.

Senior figures from 19 bodies, including the LGA, wrote to Mr Hunt, urging him to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in the Autumn Statement next month.

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