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Who qualifies for local housing allowance?

every adult couple (including civil partners) every adult aged 16 or over (including lodgers or boarders) any two children of the same sex under age 16. any two children regardless of their sex under age 10.

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What is Local Housing Allowance?

If you are a private tenant your maximum Housing Benefit entitlement is based on the Local Housing Allowance rate appropriate to your circumstances. You can view Local Housing Allowance rates by area on our Local Housing Allowance rates help page. If your Local Housing Allowance is less than your rent your Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will not cover your full rent and you will have to make up the shortfall or seek cheaper accommodation. The Government had planned to introduce LHA to social sector housing from April 2019 for all Universal Credit claimants and for Housing Benefit claimants who signed their tenancy from April 2016 onward, but it was announced in October 2017 that this change would no longer be introduced.

How Local Housing Allowance works

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates vary depending on:

the area where you live

the number of bedrooms you need

There are five different rates per area:

One bedroom rate

Two bedroom rate

Three bedroom rate

Four bedroom rate

The four bedroom rate is the maximum even if you are deemed to need more bedrooms for your household under the bedroom allocation rules described on this page.

Who is affected

Local Housing Allowance affects most people renting from a private landlord who make a new claim for Housing Benefit after April 7 2008, or who have a change of address or break in their Housing Benefit entitlement after April 2008. Many people are not affected as they are exempt or protected from LHA.

Number of bedrooms allowed

LHA is calculated on the basis of the number of bedrooms that you are assessed as needing. You are allowed one bedroom for:

every adult couple (including civil partners)

every adult aged 16 or over (including lodgers or boarders)

any two children of the same sex under age 16

any two children regardless of their sex under age 10

any other child

You may be allowed an extra room if you have:

a severely disabled adult or child who needs their own room but would be expected to share under the rules above a non-resident carer (if you, your partner, child or non-dependant are disabled and need overnight care)

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a child who is away on duty with the Armed Forces but intends to return to live with you The number of bedrooms you need sets the LHA rate you qualify for and hence the maximum amount that Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will pay. Unlike in social housing (where the rules compare the number of rooms allowed with the number you have), in the private rented sector the number of rooms in your home is irrelevant. For instance, if you have opposite sex children age 11 and 8, the three bedroom rate of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) applies. If you in fact live in a two bedroom property it doesn’t matter – your maximum benefit is still based on the three bedroom rate of LHA. The idea is that once you know the Local Housing Allowance that applies, you could choose a property with rent due up to that amount, or choose a more expensive property and pay the difference. The number of rooms you actually have does not matter, it is the amount of rent. If you live in shared accommodation the shared accommodation rate of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) applies, even if you would otherwise be allowed the one bedroom rate of LHA under the bedroom allowance rules. If you are younger than 35, single with no children, you are also restricted to the shared accommodation rate of LHA, even if you live in a self-contained property. There are exemptions, for example, severely disabled people, care leavers under 25 years of age or those with a bedroom used by care workers providing overnight care.

Joint tenants

More information is available if you have a tenancy agreement where you and one or more other people are jointly liable for paying the rent - see joint tenants.

entitledto.co.uk - Local Housing Allowance Information - Entitledto

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