Guidance

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2026 to March 2027

Tables showing the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

From:
Valuation Office Agency
Published
30 January 2026

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Local Housing Allowance (LHA) 2026-2027 tables

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The LHA rates from 1st April 2026 have been determined in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026 (SI 2026/5) and are the same rates that came into force on 1st April 2024. Any policy enquiries should be directed to the Department for Work and Pensions. These rates will not appear on LHA-Direct before 15 March 2026.

Table 1 The housing benefit Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable for the 12 months commencing April 2024 are shown here
Table 2 The 30th percentile figures shown here are derived from twelve months lettings information collected up to the end of September 2025, but in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026 (SI 2026/5) are excluded from calculation of April 2026 rates
Table 3 The housing benefit Maximum LHA rates from 01 April 2024, which are carried forward for April 2026 rates are shown here
Table 4 The housing benefit LHA rates effective from 1st April 2026 are shown here

For queries regarding Fair Rents, Local Housing Allowance rates, and to contact a Rent Officer, please email: NSOhelpdesk@voa.gov.uk

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