There is 'an unequal health impact of the current system of housing cost support that fails to cover people's rent'. People should have a safe and secure home that is not bad for their health. #LHA #LocalHousingAllowance
📰New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing ahead of the #Autumnbudget: The Government if failing private renters by freezing #LocalHousingAllowance #LHA.
Crisis' Dr Tom Kerridge tells the panel “housing insecurity and homelessness are increasingly intergenerational issues.” He also told us how insufficient #LocalHousingAllowance rates are one of the biggest causes of homelessness nationwide.
Insufficient #LocalHousingAllowance was a key issue discussed. @joanna-elson.bsky.social commented “if you’re an older person on a low fixed income, when your rent rises that’s really a problem for you.” Our research shows Local Housing Allowance doesn’t cover rent for 2/3 of older renters
Well of course they’re not really. This is a classic case of the #r4today researchers only reading the first few paragraphs of the paper and misinterpreting it. The point out the problems that freezing #LocalHousingAllowance is causing and estimate the cost of relinking to rents.
