Local Housing Allowance rates

The April 2016 – March 2017 Local Housing Allowance rates are set out below.

Any policy enquiries should be directed to the Department for Work and Pensions

Weekly Scottish LHA report for April 2016 to March 2017 (effective from April 2016)

BRMA Name	1 Bedroom Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Aberdeen and Shire	75.63	127.25	162.24	184.94	235.97
Argyll and Bute	61.36	84.23	103.56	120.29	180.00
Ayrshires	62.69	80.55	97.81	115.07	158.90
Dumfries and Galloway	59.44	80.55	97.81	108.26	129.47
Dundee and Angus	57.69	79.24	103.85	128.19	189.07
East Dunbartonshire	66.43	97.81	116.53	160.38	221.42
Fife	59.95	81.58	102.56	120.29	174.81
Forth Valley	62.38	83.91	103.56	126.57	181.80
Greater Glasgow	68.28	92.06	116.53	137.31	206.03
Highland and Islands	59.04	91.81	110.72	126.92	160.38
Lothian	68.27	116.52	145.43	186.47	276.92
North Lanarkshire	59.44	80.55	99.06	114.23	167.31
Perth and Kinross	57.69	82.40	105.94	137.31	183.46
Renfrewshire/Inverclyde	60.00	80.55	101.26	126.57	190.80
Scottish Borders	56.96	72.00	92.05	109.31	138.46
South Lanarkshire	63.46	80.77	103.56	126.92	180.00
West Dunbartonshire	63.46	86.30	103.56	115.07	169.69
West Lothian	60.03	97.81	117.69	133.85	180.45

Local Housing Accommodation Methodology

The table below shows the method used to produce the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

Column two: the LHA rates applicable from April 2015 to March 2016.

Column three: the 30th percentile figures shown here are taken from twelve cumulative months of lettings information collected up to the end of September 2015.

Column four: the rates are either frozen or reduced in accordance with the Rent Officers Order 2015.

Column five: the resulting LHA rates effective from April 2016

BRMA	LHA Rate from April 2015 - March 2016	30th percentile market rents September 2015	Rates frozen or reduced to 30th percentile	LHA rates from April 2016 - March2017
Aberdeen and Shire
1 Bedroom Shared	£75.63	£92.05	£75.63	£75.63
1 Bedroom	£127.25	£149.59	£127.25	£127.25
2 Bedroom	£162.24	£184.11	£162.24	£162.24
3 Bedroom	£184.94	£218.63	£184.94	£184.94
4 Bedroom	£235.97	£299.18	£235.97	£235.97
Argyll and Bute
1 Bedroom Shared	£61.36	£67.74	£61.36	£61.36
1 Bedroom	£84.23	£86.30	£84.23	£84.23
2 Bedroom	£103.85	£103.56	£103.56	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£120.29	£120.82	£120.29	£120.29
4 Bedroom	£180.00	£195.62	£180.00	£180.00
Ayrshires
1 Bedroom Shared	£62.69	£63.29	£62.69	£62.69
1 Bedroom	£80.77	£80.55	£80.55	£80.55
2 Bedroom	£98.08	£97.81	£97.81	£97.81
3 Bedroom	£115.37	£115.07	£115.07	£115.07
4 Bedroom	£158.90	£161.10	£158.90	£158.90
Dumfries and Galloway
1 Bedroom Shared	£59.44	£60.99	£59.44	£59.44
1 Bedroom	£80.77	£80.55	£80.55	£80.55
2 Bedroom	£98.08	£97.81	£97.81	£97.81
3 Bedroom	£108.26	£109.31	£108.26	£108.26
4 Bedroom	£129.47	£131.18	£129.47	£129.47
Dundee and Angus
1 Bedroom Shared	£57.69	£61.99	£57.69	£57.69
1 Bedroom	£79.24	£80.55	£79.24	£79.24
2 Bedroom	£103.85	£109.31	£103.85	£103.85
3 Bedroom	£128.19	£136.93	£128.19	£128.19
4 Bedroom	£189.07	£195.62	£189.07	£189.07
East Dunbartonshire
1 Bedroom Shared	£66.43	£69.04	£66.43	£66.43
1 Bedroom	£99.06	£97.81	£97.81	£97.81
2 Bedroom	£116.53	£120.82	£116.53	£116.53
3 Bedroom	£160.38	£161.10	£160.38	£160.38
4 Bedroom	£221.42	£230.14	£221.42	£221.42
Fife
1 Bedroom Shared	£59.95	£63.29	£59.95	£59.95
1 Bedroom	£81.58	£82.85	£81.58	£81.58
2 Bedroom	£102.56	£103.56	£102.56	£102.56
3 Bedroom	£120.29	£120.82	£120.29	£120.29
4 Bedroom	£174.81	£178.36	£174.81	£174.81
Forth Valley
1 Bedroom Shared	£62.38	£63.29	£62.38	£62.38
1 Bedroom	£83.91	£84.00	£83.91	£83.91
2 Bedroom	£103.85	£103.56	£103.56	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£126.92	£126.57	£126.57	£126.57
4 Bedroom	£181.80	£182.96	£181.80	£181.80

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