Local housing allowance (LHA) number of rooms calculator

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If you rent your property from a private landlord, before you can use the benefits calculator you will need to know which LHA bedroom rate your household (you, your family and others who live with you) is entitled to.

From 1 April 2011, the maximum amount of bedrooms a customer is entitled to was capped at the four bedroom rate.

Fill out this form to find out your LHA bedroom rate, then look at the table below to find out which local housing allowance rate to use on the benefits calculator form.

Step 1 of 3: Single person or couple with no children Do you live on your own or with a partner? If your situation matches one of these circumstances please select it and go to step 3. Please note separate property means you have exclusive use of at least two rooms or you have exclusive use of one room with cooking facilities, a bathroom and a toilet (like a one bedroomed flat). Step 2 of 3: Other circumstances Please complete the boxes below to describe the people who live in your household.	Couple in a separate property Couple in a shared property Single and under 35 years of age Single (35 or over) in separate property Single (35 or over) in a shared property Single and with severe disability Care leaver under 22 years of age None of these circumstances
Married or unmarried couples (can be same sex) Single adults (16 or over)
Number of boys aged between 10 and 15 Number of girls aged between 10 and 15
Number of boys aged 9 or under Number of girls aged 9 or under
Step 3 of 3: The calculator Click to display the number of bedrooms that are applicable to you
How this rate is calculated The LHA regulations allow one bedroom for each of the following categories. Each person is counted once and placed in the first category they match. (a) a married couple or an unmarried couple who live together as husband and wife, or same sex couples who have formed a civil partnership or are living as if they have formed a civil partnership (b) a person who is 16 or over. (c) two children under 16 of the same sex (d) two children under 10 (e) a child under 16
Now that you know the number of bedrooms you are allowed, use the table below to find your local housing allowance rate. Please note that from April 2011 there is no longer a 5 bedroom rate. From April 2012, the LHA rates will no longer change every month but will now only change annually in April. Local housing rates for Hull Number of bedrooms March 2012 weekly amount (£) April 2012 weekly amount (£) Shared accommodation rate 52.00 55.00 1 bedroom 69.23 69.23 2 bedrooms 86.54 86.54 3 bedrooms 103.85 105.00 4 bedrooms 137.31 135.00
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