AQW 17364/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 24/10/2024
Answered On Date: 20/11/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the median gap between rent and the Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimant households in the private rented sector.

Answer:

In May 2024, the average (median) gap between rent and the Local Housing Allowance for households in private rented sector for claimants on Universal Credit was £79.

In September 2024, the average (median) gap between rent and the Local Housing Allowance for households in private rented sector for claimants on Housing Benefit was £78.

Data source: Universal Credit Full-Service system (UCFS) May 2024. Note that due to retrospection of UCFS data UC figures are subject to change. NIHE Housing Benefit Data is taken from September 2024 to ensure that 2024 LHA rates are accounted for.