Local Housing Allowance
(asked on 24th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentile of local rents the maximum local housing allowance rate is for each (a) home size and (b) broad rental market area.
In response to COVID-19, this Department has increased Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants, giving additional financial support for private renters.
This means that 30% of properties in each broad rental market area (BRMA) in England, Scotland and Wales are within the LHA rate with the exception of 15 rates in central and inner London where the national maximum caps continue to apply. The national caps have also been increased and are now based on the Outer London LHA rate plus 20%.
The proportion of properties in central and inner London that are within the LHA rate are set out below:
BRMA |
| Room | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed |
Central London | 30% | less than 5% | less than 5% | less than 5% | less than 5% | |
Inner East London | 30% | 15%-20% | 25%-30% | 15%-20% | 30% | |
Inner North London | 30% | 15%-20% | 20%-25% | 15%-20% | 20%-25% | |
Inner South East London | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | |
Inner South West London | 30% | 25%-30% | 30% | 25%-30% | 20%-25% | |
Inner West London | 30% | 30% | 30% | 25%-30% | 30% | |