Consultation process on LHA - your chance to have your say!

tbs624

Here's your chance to give your views on reforms to the Local Housing Allowance, in particular the proposed removal of the payment of up to £15 excess where the rent due under the T's contract is lower than the LHA rate.

The consultation is primarily aimed at LL associations, welfare rights groups, local authorities etc but members of the general public are are also welcome to comment. See here

Note that those in receipt of LHA are described as "customers", rather than "claimants"

Closing date for your comments is 10 Sept 09. Snail mail & email address within link.

clutton_2

i have never understood why the state should pay more to a claimant than they were paying in rent .... madness from day one

chickmug

clutton wrote: »

i have never understood why the state should pay more to a claimant than they were paying in rent .... madness from day one

Somebody, somewhere MUST have had good reason to think this was good idea but I have never read it? I do agree with you unless someone puts an compelling argument forward for this aspect being there

silvercar

Encouraging tenants to bargain rents down to get hold of the £15.

Creating a knock on effect that reduces average rents, so forcing LHA down?

silvercar

Or maybe to encourage tenants to take badly insulated properties that are cheaper, knowing that they can use the £15 to supplement higher fuel bills. Or does that stand in the face of EPCs?

It could encourage tenants to take more rural properties and use the £15 to supplement increased travel costs?

socrates

tbs624 wrote: »

Here's your chance to give your views on reforms to the Local Housing Allowance, in particular the proposed removal of the payment of up to £15 excess where the rent due under the T's contract is lower than the LHA rate.

The consultation is primarily aimed at LL associations, welfare rights groups, local authorities etc but members of the general public are are also welcome to comment. See here

Note that those in receipt of LHA are described as "customers", rather than "claimants"

Closing date for your comments is 10 Sept 09. Snail mail & email address within link.

Thanks for this

Besides the £15 issue - what other reforms are being discussed?

I spoke to someone from Central Government about this 'LHA Mess' - he told me that the whole concept comes from 'Europe' - what a surprise:D