Local Housing Allowance Rates from December 2009

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£ Per £ Per £ Per £ Per £ Per £ Per

Week Month Week Month Week Month

Applies to most single Room in 57.69 249.99 65.00 281.67 61.00 264.33
people under the age of shared
25 with no dependants property
and most
people/couples over the
age of 25 who choose
to live in shared
accommodation with no
dependants.

Single over 25, Single 1 Bedroom 91.15 394.98 96.92 419.99 92.08 399.01
under 25 with severe
disability premium, care
leavers under 22 and
childless couples if they
rent a property of this
size or any self
contained
accommodation

2 Bedrooms 109.62 475.02 121.15 524.98 115.38 499.98

3 Bedrooms 126.92 549.99 137.31 595.01 132.69 574.99

4 Bedrooms 152.31 660.01 184.62 800.02 184.62 800.02

5 Bedrooms 173.08 750.01 242.31 1050.01 278.31 1206.01

The rate will be dependant on the number of bedrooms you require as given by the size criteria below and the
area in which you choose to live. Local Housing Allowance is a means tested benefit so the rates shown are the
maximum amounts that you may be able to get. Also if the rent charged is less than the local housing rate
applicable to you then the surplus will be capped to a maximum of £15 per week.

The size criteria is calculated by working down this list, the number of living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms is
ignored. From 6 April 2009, the LHA rate is capped to the five bedroom rate. This means that no one will be
entitled to LHA for six or more bedrooms.

One bedroom for:

• Every adult couple

• Any other adult aged 16 or over
• Any two children under the age of 10
• Any two children of the same sex aged 0-15
• Any other child

So for example a couple John and Janice who have two children Robert and James ages 5 and 8 would be
eligible for the 2 bedroom rate.