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Changes to Housing Benefit
- Do you receive Housing Benefit and rent your home from a
private landlord?
- Do you receive Housing Benefit in respect of your tenant?
If the answer is yes to either of the above questions then you
will want to read on!
The Department for Work and Pensions is changing the rules for
working out Housing Benefit for tenants who pay their rent to a
private landlord. It will affect any new claims made on or after 7
April 2008. The new scheme is called Local Housing Allowance
(
LHA
).
The
LHA
is a flat
rate allowance towards rent costs based on the area where the
tenant lives and the size of their family. This replaces the need
for The Rent Service to examine every property and decide on the
level of rent eligible for Housing Benefit in each case.
Payment of benefit under the
LHA
rules will normally be paid to
the tenant.
If you would like to know more about
LHA
you can contact the Benefits
Manager on 023 9244 6351 or visit the Department for
Work and Pensions website>> (External
website)