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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

DWP told to 'get a grip' over quiet housing benefit cut that hits 844,000 Brits

Tory ministers have been told to “get a grip” over a slipped-out benefit cut that will make “more and more families homeless”.

Labour MPs today blasted the decision to freeze housing benefits for the third year in a row, despite inflation hitting 11.1%.

'Local Housing Allowance’ (LHA), the amount of Universal Credit people get to cover private rent, was raised in 2020 to cover the cheapest 30% of homes in each area.

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