Local Housing Allowance is a new way of working out new claims for Housing Benefit for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord. It also affects tenants already getting Housing Benefit who move into accommodation rented from a private landlord.
If you live in council accommodation or other social housing, Local Housing Allowance will not affect you.
From April 2008 you can now identify the maximum amount of Housing Benefit that you could receive, as it will relate to your household composition.
You can now identify the maximum amount of Housing Benefit that you could receive, as it will relate to your household composition:
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1 bedroom is allowed for the following |
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A single person or a couple (please check if Level A applies to you) |
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A person who is not a child (non dependant, boarder, joint tenant) |
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A child |
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2 children of the same sex up to 16yrs |
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2 children of opposite sex who are less than 10yrs |
Using the above calculation or the Room Calculator on The Rent Service's Website of how many bedrooms you are entitled to, the following chart tells you the maximum amount of Housing Benefit you could receive.
These rates are valid from 1st August 2008 to 31st August 2008:
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Level |
Weekly Amount |
Calendar Monthly |
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Shared room rate – applies to single under 25yrs and joint tenants of any age without dependants. |
A |
£65.00 |
£281.67 |
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1 bed self contained |
B |
£126.92 |
£549.99 |
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2 bed self contained |
C |
£160.38 |
£694.88 |
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3 bed self contained |
D |
£190.38 |
£824.98 |
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4 bed self contained |
E |
£253.85 |
£1100.02 |
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5 bed self contained |
F |
£311.54 |
£1350.01 |
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If you have more than 5 rooms, or live in a mobile home or your rent includes an amount for board, we will need to ask the Rent Service for the rate of the Local Housing Allowance |
Remember that this is a guide only. It is not meant to say exactly what your legal rights are. While we have tried to make sure that the information is correct, it is possible that there may be incorrect information or some ideas may be oversimplified.
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