The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to lift Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates in the forthcoming Budget.
The LGA says the move would protect 100,000 people from financial hardship and homelessness.
New research for the association by research firm Policy in Practice shows the LHA rate now available for nine out of 10 private renters across 279 local areas across the country is lower than their rent.
Richard Watts, chair of the LGA’s resources board, said: “Scrapping the LHA rate freeze this year is a step in the right direction by the government to help provide much-needed security to tenants, but more needs to be done.
