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What is Local Housing Allowance (LHA)?
LHA is the way your maximum Housing Benefit is
worked out if you're a private tenant. The amount of benefit you
get still depends on your income and savings.
Which LHA rate applies to me?
Your LHA rate will depend on the
number of bedrooms you need. These rates can change every
month. We publish the rates on this page and in
all our Customer Service Centres.
How are LHA rates calculated?
The government set the LHA rates; not Rochdale
Borough Council.
If my rent increases, will my LHA rate
increase?
No your LHA rate stays the
same. Once your benefit is in payment we only review
your rate every 12 months on the anniversary of the day you
claimed. When we review your claim we'll pay you the
rate that applies for that month, this means the amount you get
could go up or down.
Do LHA rates change?
Yes they do. We publish the current
month’s rates for each area just before they come into force. For
example, we publicise the rates for May at the end of April.
Can I find out what my LHA rate will be?
Rates for this month are shown below.
| Month |
Category |
Heywood
|
Middleton
|
Rochdale & Pennines
|
|
|
Weekly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Monthly |
| Feb 2012 |
Single person
under 35, shared rate |
£45.00 |
£195.00 |
£60.00 |
£260.00 |
£55.38 |
£239.98 |
| 1 bedroom |
£80.77 |
£350.00 |
£95.00 |
£411.67 |
£83.08 |
£360.01 |
| 2 bedroom |
£98.08 |
£425.01 |
£114.23 |
£495.00 |
£98.08 |
£425.01 |
| 3 bedroom |
£114.23 |
£495.00 |
£126.92 |
£549.99 |
£114.23 |
£495.00 |
| 4 bedroom |
£150.00 |
£650.00 |
£174.62 |
£756.69 |
£150.00 |
£650.00 |
Find out more about LHA at:
How much Housing and Council Tax Benefit will I get?
Use our online calculator to work out immediately how much
benefit you may get. You can then make a claim online.