Guidance

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable from April 2025 to March 2026

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

From:
Valuation Office Agency
Published
31 January 2025

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Local Housing Allowance (LHA) 2025-2026 tables

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The LHA rates from 1st April 2025 have been determined in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2025 (SI 2025/5) and are the same rates that came into force on 1st April 2024. Any policy enquiries should be directed to the Department for Work and Pensions. These rates will not appear on LHA-Direct before 15 March 2025.

Table 1 The housing benefit Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates applicable for the 12 months commencing April 2024 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 2024, but in accordance with The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2025 (SI 2025/5) are excluded from calculation of April 2025 rates
Table 3 The housing benefit Maximum LHA rates from 01 April 2024, which are carried forward for April 2025 rates are shown here
Table 4 The housing benefit LHA rates effective from 1st April 2025 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:

Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Rent Officers depend on the goodwill and trust of landlords, letting agents and tenants who provide rental levels being paid in the private rented sector (PRS). Around half a million PRS records are voluntarily provided each year. Together they form a unique database representing rents paid in England.

To contribute data, please go to our dedicated forms page which offers you the option of submitting your data through online forms or simple downloaded forms that can be completed offline and emailed back to us at roli@voa.gov.uk.

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