LHA gravy train still in full swing in London...

puddy

Eskimo12345 wrote: »

Wow, so it's possible (or was possible in the past) for us to pay £8k a month to house this family.

no, it wasnt

Eskimo12345

Someone must be right here - does anyone have a link to back up their claims?

Thanks for the replies so far

puddy

http://www.vac.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/HB-CAPS-BRIEFING.pdf

ok, the best i can find is this document which talks about concerns about how much less the new cap (from this year) is for people in camden. it mentions that some people will lose up to £600 per week. seeing as the new cap is £400 per week, that suggests to me that their original maximum was under £1000 per week, ie the £950 that I said.

ukcarper

LHA for a 5-bed house in Camden for 2010 was £2000 a week. Whether he was entitled to that depends on the age and sex of his children.

https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?LocalAuthorityId=7&LHACategory=999&Month=8&Year=2010&SearchPageParameters=true

misskool

I've merged both threads on the same news report.

staffie1

ukcarper wrote: »

I think you might be wrong

Who then??

ukcarper

staffie1 wrote: »

Who then??

I believe it was Maggie I might be wrong.

Graham_Devon

ukcarper wrote: »

I believe it was Maggie I might be wrong.

You are wrong.

Labour introcuded LHA in 2002.

It was a continuation of the old scheme, but it's been dissected and changed many times since 2002.

From wikipedia:

In October 2002 the Government announced the introduction of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to replace existing Housing Benefit rent restrictions for private tenants. Local Housing Allowance uses the same regulations as the existing scheme. LHA is means tested and tapered in exactly the same way as Housing Benefit - however, the eligible rent is fixed for a household of a given size in a given area. It is not normally restricted below the advertised LHA rate; if the tenant moves into accommodation that is cheaper than the LHA rate, the tenant gets to keep any difference (up to a maximum of £15).

Local Housing Allowance was introduced starting in November 2003 as part of a wider review of Housing Benefit regulations in nine 'Pathfinder' or pilot areas: Blackpool, Brighton & Hove, Conwy, Coventry, Edinburgh, Leeds, Lewisham, North East Lincolnshire and Teignbridge - starting in Blackpool in 2003[1]. From April 2005 a further nine councils started to implement the LHA, starting with Wandsworth, followed by East Riding, St Helens, Argyll and Bute, South Norfolk, Norwich, Pembrokeshire, Guildford and Salford.

ukcarper

Graham_Devon wrote: »

You are wrong.

Labour introcuded LHA in 2002.

It was a continuation of the old scheme, but it's been dissected and changed many times since 2002.

From wikipedia:

LHA was introduced in 2002 but housing benefit was introduced in 1982 and it was possible to get the council to pay for a very nice house in the 80s I know someone who did just that. In fact LHA tightened the rules.

Graham_Devon

ukcarper wrote: »

LHA was introduced in 2002 but housing benefit was introduced in 1982 and it was possible to get the council to pay for a very nice house in the 80s I know someone who did just that. In fact LHA tightened the rules.

Ok, blame Maggie then.

As I say, a lot of changes have happened since then, and it's only those changed which allow the description in the OP.