The experiences of families claiming LHA

The purpose of this research is to provide insight into the experiences of households with childrenclaiming housing benefit during a time of cuts and changes to benefits. All households in theresearch are living in the private rented sector in London and are claiming housing benefit.The research aims to understand the awareness of households as to the impact of national policychanges on their incomes, and to understand how households respond to any changes. This reportdetails the interim findings for this study.