Guidance

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2015 to March 2016

Tables showing the method used to produce the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Published: 30 January 2015
• Last updated: 13 November 2023 — See all updates

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LHA 2015 tables

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Details

The monthly figures are for illustrative purposes only and have been converted from the weekly LHA rates.

Table number	Table explanation
Table 1	The current LHA rates applicable since April 2014 are shown in table 1
Table 2	The 30th percentile figures shown here are derived from twelve months worth of lettings information collected up to the end of September 2014.
Table 3	The rates in Table One uplifted by 4% or 1% are shown table 3.
Table 4	The LHA rates effective from 1 April 2015 are shown here, taking account of the Maximum local housing allowance.

2015 LHA rates can not be higher than the following maximum weekly rents:

• £260.64 for one room, shared accommodation
• £260.64 for one bedroom exclusive use
• £302.33 for 2 bedroom accommodation
• £354.46 for 3 bedroom accommodation
• £417.02 for 4 bedroom accommodation

Published 30 January 2015
Last updated 13 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 13 November 2023

   The content has been updated for relevance.

2. 14 August 2023

   The content has been updated.

3. 30 January 2015

   First published.