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Local Authority Housing Fund

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 104970

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Authority Housing Fund: Round 4 can be used to provide accommodation for asylum seekers and former asylum seekers other than those from Afghanistan.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Local Authority Housing Fund Round 4 (LAHF R4) funds local authorities to provide better quality temporary accommodation to those owed homelessness duties, as well as providing sustainable settled housing for families on the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP).

Asylum seekers are not eligible for LAHF accommodation, and they are not eligible for social housing.

Former asylum seekers who have been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR), refugee status or humanitarian protection, or leave to remain with recourse to public funds, may be entitled to homelessness assistance and temporary accommodation.

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