Women’s charities and SNP hail victory as UK Government backs down over housing benefit cuts

16/09/2016Nathanael WilliamsUK Government signals transfer of housing allowance to Holyrood by 2019 amid concerns around cuts to shelters CHARITIES AND LAWMAKERS expressed their relief that the UK government will put a planned cap to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for supported accommodation on hold until 2019 after which date, the responsibility be transferred to Holyrood. […]