Local Housing Allowance
How is Housing Benefit calculated under Local Housing
Allowance?
The amount of benefit you can get under LHA rules is based
on:
- Who lives with you and the number of bedrooms your family
needs
- The area you live in
- The amount of money you have coming in
- What capital/savings you have
The LHA rates may be different for each area and will be set by
an independent rent officer, based on local rents. We will publish
the LHA rates every month. These
rates will determine the maximum amount of benefit you may get. New
rules from April 2011 mean that the maximum benefit you can get
will not exceed the 4 bedroom rate even if you need 5 rooms or more
although you may receive a protected rate for a period of time. For
more information please contact our @ Your Service Team on
(01304) 872199.
Contact
Tel: 01304 872199
E-mail: revenues@dover.gov.uk
