Rejected petition Increase the local housing allowance for private rented sector

Increase the local housing allowance to make it easier for single parents in need of housing find somewhere suitable

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I am currently private renting. I am a single mum of 2 children. My housing allowance per month is £900. But all properties are way above this meaning people like me cannot afford to put a roof over our heads without getting into so much debt. Housing allowance should meet local housing costs. Housing prices have increased massively but yet the allowance is still around £500 under

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The following petitions call for similar actions:

Implement a rent cap on private rents matching the LHA to reduce overcrowding
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/756107

Increase the Local Housing Allowance and freeze private rents
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/756698

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Date submitted 24 March 2026
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