Cap on Local Housing Allowance rates could cause problems if implemented

The Coalition Government have started to realise that their cap on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) could cause major problems within areas such as London if implemented.

Due to private landlords having potentially to turf out LHA tenants to make ends meet, the government have agreed to delay the implementation of the cap until January 2012 for people that are already claiming the benefit.

Caps for new housing benefit claimants will be brought forward though and all be introduced in April 2011 (instead of April 2011 and October 2011).

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