Shows the area limits/borders of each BRMA. Click any BRMA to see its LHA rates.
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This app is provided for general guidance only.
The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) figures shown in this app are based on published official rate data, but some displayed monthly values may be rounded or converted from weekly figures. Because of this, small differences may exist between the values shown here and the exact figures used by official bodies.
This app does not provide legal, financial, housing, benefit, or welfare advice. You should not rely on this app as the final authority for a claim, tenancy decision, housing application, Universal Credit calculation, or legal matter.
Always confirm the correct and current Local Housing Allowance rates, BRMA area, bedroom entitlement, and benefit rules using official government websites or by contacting the relevant authority, such as GOV.UK, the Rent Officers, your local council, the Department for Work and Pensions, or a qualified adviser.
The developer accepts no responsibility for loss, error, omission, or decisions made based on the information shown in this app.
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Use this app as an independent guidance tool only. Always confirm rates, bedroom entitlement, eligibility and benefit rules using official sources.
LHA rates:
Official GOV.UK LHA rates by BRMA
LHA guidance:
GOV.UK Local Housing Allowance guidance
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This is a simple guidance guide only. Your exact entitlement can depend on your household, age, disabilities, overnight carers, custody arrangements, exemptions, and current benefit rules.
Usually applies to single people under 35, unless an exemption applies. Some people can qualify for the 1-bedroom rate instead.
Usually for a single adult or a couple with no other household members who need their own bedroom.
These depend on who lives in the household. Children, ages, sex, disabilities, foster carers, overnight carers and other rules can affect the number of bedrooms used for LHA.
This app does not make a benefit decision. Always confirm your bedroom entitlement and LHA rate with official government sources, your council, DWP, or a qualified adviser.
Official sources:
GOV.UK Local Housing Allowance guidance
GOV.UK LHA rates
Estimate which LHA bedroom rate may apply to your household.
The calculator uses the common LHA bedroom allocation approach: one bedroom for each couple, each other adult aged 16+, two children under 16 of the same sex, two children under 10 regardless of sex, and one bedroom for any remaining child. LHA is capped at 4 bedrooms.