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Pressure grows to raise housing benefits

Calls have been made to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to prevent a surge in homelessness.

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By Martin Ford | 26 August 2022

Calls are growing to increase housing benefits to prevent a surge in homelessness.

London Councils is the latest to urge the Government to restore Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates to 30% of local market rents, warning 125,000 low-income households in the capital are at risk of homelessness.

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