Benefits Checked 2026-08-11

Local Housing Allowance rates (status)

Frozen for 2026/27 at April 2024 cash levels (30th percentile of January 2024 rents)

policy status · valid 2026-04-01 → 2027-03-31

What is the Local Housing Allowance rates (status) right now?

The current figure is Frozen for 2026/27 at April 2024 cash levels (30th percentile of January 2024 rents) (policy status), effective from 2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31, according to DWP. Last checked against the official source on 2026-08-11.

Frozen 2020–2024, restored April 2024, re-frozen 2025/26 and 2026/27. Local rates via the official LHA lookup.

Official source	DWP
Valid from	2026-04-01
Valid to	2027-03-31
Last checked	2026-08-11
Machine-readable	JSON for this figure

History

Previous values
Frozen at Apr 2024 levels in 2025/26
Restored to 30th percentile 2024-04

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