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Andy Burnham: “When governments try to control these costs by freezing Local Housing Allowance, it makes families homeless and places…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2026
When governments try to control these costs by freezing Local Housing Allowance, it makes families homeless and places unfunded pressures on councils when they have to pay for temporary accommodation.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Criticism of housing benefit freeze during speech.

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