By 2029-30, it will be 4.8% higher than it would have been under the normal practice of annual inflation-related increases. 7 RF analysis of DWP, Family Resources Survey using the IPPR tax-benefit model; ONS, Price Index of Private Rents; OBR, Economic and Fiscal Outlook - March 2025; VOA, Local Housing Allowance rates, 2025-26. The counter-factual is Local Housing Allowance frozen at its 2025-26 level.