Guidance
Find your Local Housing Allowance rates
How to find the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for your local area.
Applies to England and Wales
What Local Housing Allowance rates are
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to calculate Housing Benefit for people who rent from private landlords.
What Local Housing Allowance rates are based on
LHA rates are based on the:
- level of private rents in a local area (also known as a Broad Rental Market Area) — read about Broad Rental Market Area
- number of bedrooms a household needs
Find your Local Housing Allowance rates online
You can check LHA rates for previous years to see how rates have changed over time.
Before you start
To find your LHA rates online you will need one of the following:
- the postcode of the property
- the local authority the property resides in
You will also need:
- the number of bedrooms you are entitled to
- the month and year that your housing benefit claim started