Guidance

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2022 to March 2023

Tables showing the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Published: 31 January 2022
• Last updated: 11 August 2023 — See all updates

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LHA 2022-23 tables

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The LHA rates from 1st April 2022 have been determined in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment and Modification) Order 2021 (SI 2021/ 1380) and are the same rates that came into force on 1st April 2020. Any policy enquiries should be directed to the Department for Work and Pensions. These rates will not appear on LHA-Direct before 15 March 2022.

Table 1	The housing benefit Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable for the 12 months commencing April 2020 are shown here
Table 2	The 30th percentile figures shown here are derived from twelve months lettings information collected up to the end of September 2021, but in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment and Modification) Order 2021 (SI 2021/ 1380) are excluded from calculation of April 2022 rates
Table 3	The housing benefit Maximum LHA rates from 01 April 2020, which are carried forward for April 2022 rates are shown here
Table 4	The housing benefit LHA rates effective from 1st April 2022 are shown here

For queries regarding Fair Rents, Local Housing Allowance rates, and to contact a Rent Officer, please email: NSOhelpdesk@voa.gov.uk

The previous releases are also available here:

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2021 to March 2022

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2020 to March 2021

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2019 to March 2020

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2018 to March 2019

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2017 to March 2018

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2016 to March 2017

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

Published 31 January 2022
Last updated 11 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 11 August 2023

   The content has been updated.

2. 31 January 2022

   First published.