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Local Housing Allowance Rates

The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are applicable to private tenants making a claim for housing benefit. These are the maximum amounts for each catergory. The actual amount you will be entitled to will depend on your income and savings.

Every year the council has to recalculate private tenants' LHA so that it stays in line with market rents. When you have been on LHA for a year, your benefit is calculated with the new rate.

Size criteria

The number of people living with you will be used to work out what category of Local Housing Allowance you receive.

Category S

· Category S is applied if a tenant has exclusive use of only one bedroom and where the tenancy requires the tenant to share one or more of a bathroom or toilet or kitchen
· Category S applies to all single claimants under 25 with no dependants (unless the claimant is a care leaver under 22 or severely disabled).

Bedrooms

· One bedroom for every adult couple
· One bedroom for any other adult aged 16 or over
· One bedroom for any two children of the same sex aged under 16
· One bedroom for any two children regardless of sex under age 10
· One bedroom for any other child

More than six rooms

If your household requirements amount to more than six rooms, please contact the Housing Benefit Service. We will arrange for the Rent Officer to set the rate.
Call the Benefits Service on 023 9283 4556 for further information.

 

Local Housing Allowance Rates for Portsmouth City Council

LHA rates for August 2008
LHA rates for July 2008
LHA rates for June 2008
LHA rates for May 2008
LHA rates for April 2008