Local Housing Allowance: Help with rent for private tenants
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) sets maximum amounts private tenants can get in benefit support to help with rent
Support for care leavers
Statistics on the number of care leavers around the UK and government policies in place to provide support to them.
Why am I paying a council tax premium on my second home?
From 1 April 2025, English councils will be able to charge a council tax premium on second homes. Some second homes will be exempt from the premium.
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Insight
Why am I paying an empty homes premium on my council tax?
What is the empty homes premium, when does it apply and what plans are there to extend it to second homes?
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Research Briefing
Discretionary Housing Payments
Local authority Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) can provide additional financial assisance to households receiving the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2023: A summary
A summary of the announcements in the 2023 Autumn Statement and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.
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Research Briefing
Can private landlords refuse to let to benefit claimants and people with children?
The Government intends to make ‘no DSS’ and ‘no kids’ requirements illegal in the private rented sector. This paper explains the issues behind these practices.
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Research Briefing
Supported exempt accommodation (England)
An overview of the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and action to improve standards and oversight.
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Research Briefing
Support for Mortgage Interest loans
The Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan scheme helps households on means-tested benefits with the interest costs of mortgages and certain other home loans.
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Research Briefing
Housing and the cost of living
This paper considers the impact of inflation on rent and mortgage payments and the Government response.
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Research Briefing
Benefit support for housing costs when renting from relatives
Entitlement to the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit when renting from, but not living with, a close relative.
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Constituency casework
Benefit support for housing costs when renting from relatives
Entitlement to the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit when renting from, but not living with, a close relative.
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Research Briefing
Benefits uprating 2023/24
DWP benefits that are linked to inflation rise by 10.1% in April 2023, as do the basic and new State Pension. Inflation-linked tax credit elements and benefits administered by HMRC are also expected to rise by 10.1%.
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Research Briefing
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: UK implementation
Explains what the UN CRPD is, how it works and describes the investigations into the UK’s compliance with the convention.
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Research Briefing
The Shared Accommodation Rate in Universal Credit and Housing Benefit
The Shared Accommodation Rate (SAR) limits the amount of Housing Benefit that single person under the age of 35 can receive. This note provides background information on the operation of the SAR and its extension in January 2012 to claimants under age 35.
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