How much LHA will I receive?
To work out how much local housing allowance (LHA) you will be entitled to, you will need two pieces of information:
To work out how much local housing allowance (LHA) you will be entitled to, you will need two pieces of information:
- the broad market rent area (BRMA)
- the number of bedrooms your family needs
Broad market rent area
There are two ways to find out in which BRMA your home lies:
There are two ways to find out in which BRMA your home lies:
- if you know the postcode, use the Rent Service website
- if you do not know the postcode, the map of the North Devon BRMA (jpeg 1.28 MB) can guide you
Number of bedrooms
You then need to work out how many bedrooms your family needs.
One bedroom is allocated to every single adult or adult couple.
An additional bedroom will be allocated for:
You then need to work out how many bedrooms your family needs.
One bedroom is allocated to every single adult or adult couple.
An additional bedroom will be allocated for:
- any other person over the age of 16
- any two children under the age of 10
- any two same sex children under the age of 16
- any other child
Example
A couple with 2 male children under the age of 16 will be entitled to 2 bedrooms.
Single claimants under the age of 25 will be entitled to the 1 room with shared facilities LHA.
When you have worked out how many bedrooms you need, check the current LHA rates to work out which rate is applicable to you.
Remember
Once you have worked out your LHA this will be the maximum that you can receive. The amount may be reduced due to the amount of income and capital that you have. To calculate your final amount please use the benefits calculator.
Additional maps
Wider are maps of the neighbouring districts are available below:
- North Devon BRMA (pdf 528kb)
- Mid and East Devon BRMA (pdf 2.9Mb)
- Taunton and West Somerset BRMA (pdf 2.2Mb)
