# Monitoring the Impact of the Local Housing Allowance

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Verian Group UK Limited](/contract-winners/verian-group-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £300,000
- Tender value: £300,000
- Award date: 21 May 2025
- Published: 29 May 2025
- Contract start: 21 May 2025
- Contract end: 20 November 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bb385c56-6cab-480c-b847-9d8d9a207a9b-847417
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e6e8e2b-5aad-44e0-a146-4bc1dd0d0cf6

## Description

A mixed-methods longitudinal research project looking at the impact of the Local Housing Allowance on household finances and circumstances\. The research aims to provide evidence on the perceived impact that the LHA has had on claimants' ability to meet rent payments, find affordable housing, and on child poverty and employment outcomes\. The research will also look at how landlords have interacted with the policy\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb385c56-6cab-480c-b847-9d8d9a207a9b-847417)