We’re posting this to help folks who are looking for private rented accommodation in Leeds. If you have nowhere to live, and are on a low income/benefits this is really important information, because it tells you the maximum amount of housing benefit you’ll get towards the cost of a property.
(Please also the other post on here – about the important things to do as a newly granted refugee in Leeds.)
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum financial support available for renters in the private rented sector. The Secretary of State has committed to reviewing the level of LHA rates annually.
Each year Rent Officers at the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), Rent Service for Scotland and Rent Officers Wales determine LHA rates for the coming financial year.
On 22 November 2023 the Chancellor announced in the Autumn Statement that the government will raise LHA rates in Great Britain to the 30th percentile of local market rates in April 2024.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) uses LHA rates to calculate the maximum housing support for claimants of either the housing element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit. LHA rates are set within Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMA).
The full update is available here: Indicative Local Housing Allowance rates for 2024 to 2025 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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