What is the Local Housing Allowance (LHA)?
 Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is a new way of working out new claims for Housing Benefit (HB) for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord. It also affects tenants already getting Housing Benefit who move into accommodation rented from a private landlord, on or after 7 April 2008.
If you live in council accommodation or other social housing, Local Housing Allowance will not affect you.
The LHA-Direct website provides three search functions:
- Bedroom calculator = Work out how many bedrooms you may be eligible for
- Local Authority Search = Find LHA rates by Local Authority
- Postcode Search = Find LHA rates by location
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