Freezing the Local Housing Allowance from April 2025 would have very different effects geographically. Weekly shortfalls between LHA rates and 30th percentile rents are currently over £60/week in parts of London, compared to highs of less than £10/week in the North East.

🚨 New report published today 🚨 Our final Housing Outlook of the year looks at the 1.1 million children who live in families whose housing costs push them below the poverty line. Read the report ➡️ buff.ly/3VnzDq8

Our latest Housing Outlook finds that more than 1 million children are pushed into poverty by high housing costs. Tackling this should be a central element of the Government’s upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. 🧵/

Our Research of the Week goes to Resolution Foundation for their research looking at the role of in- work progression in tackling child poverty. resolutionfoundation.org/publications/w… (1/6)