How is lha paid

Current Housing Benefit rules will still apply to you if you fall under the following categories: Your tenancy started before You rent from a registered social landlord housing association You rent from South Tyneside Homes You live in supported housing provided by certain landlords or charities You live in a caravan, houseboat or hostel Your tenancy includes an amount of board How is LHA worked out? How would you rate the information on this page?

Good Average Poor. In special cases we may be able to pay your rent to your landlord. Some tenants will have problems with the responsibility of paying the rent themselves. If you are under 35, single and live alone, your Housing Benefit may be calculated using the shared room rate of LHA, regardless of the size of the property.

Get a coronavirus vaccination Vaccinations are now available to anyone aged 12 or above. Get a vaccination. Local Housing Allowance If you are a private tenant renting a property or room from a private landlord and you are on a low income, you may be able to claim and receive Local Housing Allowance LHA.

The allowance is a flat rate towards rent costs based on: The area you live in Who lives with you What money you have coming in What savings you have It is not based on the rent charged by the landlord, so the Housing Benefit you receive may differ from the rent you are being charged. Why is the area I live in important?

LHA will pay the same amount wherever you live in your area. How does LHA work? This will be a Local Authority decision based on the evidence provided People who are approved foster carers, whether or not a child has been placed with them or they are between placements, so long as they have fostered a child, or become an approved foster carer in the last 12 months Adult children who are in the Armed Forces, who continue to live with parents will be allowed a room whilst absent on operational duties and, where the parents are in receipt of Housing Benefit, there will be no non dependant deduction applied until the adult child returns home.

The maximum number of bedrooms allowed for a household when calculating the LHA rate is 4. Tenants aged under 35 who live alone? Tenants aged over 35 who live alone or couples with no dependent children If you are a single tenant over 35 or a couple with no children then you are entitled to the one bedroom property rate.

How much Local Housing Allowance could I get? LHA is a flat rate allowance based on how many people are in your household. Under LHA, each of the following categories would count as 1 bedroom:.

One, or more additional bedroom can be allowed for a foster parent, an overnight carer and disabled people unable to share. Use the calculator to work out your entitlement. Remember: if the amount of allowance you're entitled to isn't enough to pay your rent, we could offer you a Discretionary Housing Payments.