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Local Housing Allowance

The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is being introduced nationally from 7th April 2008, as part of Central Government’s programme of reform to Housing Benefit (HB).

The LHA will affect all tenants who live in privately rented accommodation, who make a new claim, or are currently receiving Housing Benefit and change address, where entitlement starts on or after 7th April 2008.

 More information for Tenants

 More information for Landlords

This is a PDF document icon Information Leaflet (48 KB)

This is a PDF document icon A guide for tenants who rent their home from a private landlord (1871 KB) 

This is a PDF icon Safeguards policy for Vulnerable Tenants who want their Benefit paid to their Landlord  (124 KB)

This is a PDF icon Application form for payments direct to my landlord (5.7 MB)


This is an external link icon  Number of rooms calculator and LHA rates