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Local Housing Allowance Rates: 2023-2024

Published: 31 January 2023
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced in 2008 to provide Housing Benefit entitlement for tenants renting private-sector accommodation in Scotland, England, and Wales. Its introduction meant significant changes to the way Housing Benefit levels were calculated and how benefit was paid. It did not replace Housing Benefit. It was just a different way of calculating entitlement under the existing Housing Benefit scheme. The LHA was based on the 30th percentile of local rented accommodation with restrictions being brought in over the years.

LHA rates relate to the area in which the housing-benefit claim is made. These areas are called "Broad Rental Market Areas" (BRMAs), defined as "where a person could reasonably be expected to live taking into account access to facilities and services", and a selection of rents in the area are used to determine the LHA for each category of housing in the area. The rates are shown on a weekly basis and are published once a year in accordance with legislation.

The Rent Officer maintains rental information for each category of LHA rates. Mathematical calculations are applied to the list of rents to determine the LHA rates.

However for this year (2023-24) all rates have been frozen at the rate last determined on 31st March 2020. This was the 30th percentile at that time.

The April 2023 – March 2024 LHA rates are set out below.

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

Weekly Scottish LHA report for April 2023 to March 2024 and effective from 1st April 2023
BRMA Name	1 Bedroom Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Aberdeen and Shire	£74.79	£97.81	£136.93	£172.60	£230.14
Argyll and Bute	£72.74	£86.30	£115.07	£126.58	£207.12
Ayrshires (including East, North and South Ayrshire )	£76.99	£80.55	£97.81	£115.07	£159.95
Dumfries and Galloway	£59.84	£85.15	£103.56	£115.03	£155.34
Dundee and Angus	£69.04	£84.00	£115.07	£149.59	£241.64
East Dunbartonshire	£71.34	£103.56	£136.93	£182.96	£298.03
Fife	£70.19	£86.30	£109.32	£132.33	£195.62
Forth Valley (including Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling)	£74.12	£90.90	£115.07	£149.59	£218.63
Greater Glasgow	£80.55	£113.92	£149.59	£172.60	£322.19
Highland and Islands( including Highland, Moray, Orkney, Western Isles(Eilean Siar),Shetland)	£74.79	£97.81	£126.58	£146.14	£184.11
Lothian (Including City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian)	£94.82	£158.79	£189.86	£253.15	£390.08
North Lanarkshire	£65.59	£82.85	£103.56	£113.92	£182.96
Perth and Kinross	£65.01	£92.05	£115.07	£149.59	£205.97
Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde	£67.66	£80.55	£103.56	£126.58	£230.14
Scottish Borders	£62.14	£74.79	£97.81	£120.82	£184.11
South Lanarkshire	£69.04	£86.30	£109.32	£143.84	£218.63
West Dunbartonshire	£69.04	£86.30	£103.56	£126.58	£218.63
West Lothian	£69.04	£112.77	£138.08	£159.95	£218.63

Downloadable LHA tables

The downloadable documents show the method used to produce the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

Download the LHA rates as a .csv file here(need to upload the new file)

LHA Methodology

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

Column Two

The LHA rates applicable from April 2022 to March 2023 are shown.

Column Three

The 30th percentile figures shown here are derived from twelve cumulative months of lettings information collected up to the end of September 2022, the shadow 30th percentile.

Column Four

The resulting LHA rates effective from 1st April 2023 are shown which are frozen at the rate last determined on 31st March 2020.

BRMA	LHA rate from April 2022 – March 2023	30th percentile market rents September 2022	LHA rates for April 2023 - March 2024
Aberdeen and Shire
1 Bedroom Shared	£74.79	£74.79	£74.79
1 Bedroom	£97.81	£97.81	£97.81
2 Bedroom	£136.93	£136.93	£136.93
3 Bedroom	£172.60	£178.36	£172.60
4 Bedroom	£230.14	£253.15	£230.14
Argyll and Bute
1 Bedroom Shared	£72.74	£76.99	£72.74
1 Bedroom	£86.30	£87.45	£86.30
2 Bedroom	£115.07	£120.82	£115.07
3 Bedroom	£126.58	£143.84	£126.58
4 Bedroom	£207.12	£299.18	£207.12
Ayrshires
1 Bedroom Shared	£76.99	£77.74	£76.99
1 Bedroom	£80.55	£80.55	£80.55
2 Bedroom	£97.81	£97.81	£97.81
3 Bedroom	£115.07	£115.07	£115.07
4 Bedroom	£159.95	£159.95	£159.95
Dumfries and Galloway
1 Bedroom Shared	£59.84	£69.04	£59.84
1 Bedroom	£85.15	£85.15	£85.15
2 Bedroom	£103.56	£103.56	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£115.03	£115.07	£115.03
4 Bedroom	£155.34	£156.49	£155.34
Dundee and Angus
1 Bedroom Shared	£69.04	£71.80	£69.04
1 Bedroom	£84.00	£90.90	£84.00
2 Bedroom	£115.07	£126.58	£115.07
3 Bedroom	£149.59	£166.85	£149.59
4 Bedroom	£241.64	£257.75	£241.64
East Dunbartonshire
1 Bedroom Shared	£71.34	£74.79	£71.34
1 Bedroom	£103.56	£113.92	£103.56
2 Bedroom	£136.93	£149.59	£136.93
3 Bedroom	£182.96	£205.97	£182.96
4 Bedroom	£298.03	£296.88	£298.03
Fife
1 Bedroom Shared	£70.19	£74.79	£70.19
1 Bedroom	£86.30	£100.11	£86.30
2 Bedroom	£109.32	£126.58	£109.32
3 Bedroom	£132.33	£149.59	£132.33
4 Bedroom	£195.62	£253.15	£195.62
Forth Valley
1 Bedroom Shared	£74.12	£80.55	£74.12
1 Bedroom	£90.90	£103.56	£90.90
2 Bedroom	£115.07	£137.51	£115.07
3 Bedroom	£149.59	£182.96	£149.59
4 Bedroom	£218.63	£299.18	£218.63
Greater Glasgow
1 Bedroom Shared	£80.55	£82.62	£80.55
1 Bedroom	£113.92	£126.58	£113.92
2 Bedroom	£149.59	£159.95	£149.59
3 Bedroom	£172.60	£182.96	£172.60
4 Bedroom	£322.19	£322.19	£322.19
Highlands and Islands
1 Bedroom Shared	£74.79	£82.74	£74.79
1 Bedroom	£97.81	£105.76	£97.81
2 Bedroom	£126.58	£128.88	£126.58
3 Bedroom	£146.14	£149.59	£146.14
4 Bedroom	£184.11	£195.62	£184.11
Lothian
1 Bedroom Shared	£94.82	£97.81	£94.82
1 Bedroom	£158.79	£161.10	£158.79
2 Bedroom	£189.86	£195.62	£189.86
3 Bedroom	£253.15	£264.66	£253.15
4 Bedroom	£390.08	£405.04	£390.08
North Lanarkshire
1 Bedroom Shared	£65.59	£74.79	£65.59
1 Bedroom	£82.85	£90.90	£82.85
2 Bedroom	£103.56	£115.07	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£113.92	£126.58	£113.92
4 Bedroom	£182.96	£195.62	£182.96
Perth and Kinross
1 Bedroom Shared	£65.01	£80.44	£65.01
1 Bedroom	£92.05	£95.51	£92.05
2 Bedroom	£115.07	£126.58	£115.07
3 Bedroom	£149.59	£161.10	£149.59
4 Bedroom	£205.97	£230.14	£205.97
Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde
1 Bedroom Shared	£67.66	£67.89	£67.66
1 Bedroom	£80.55	£87.45	£80.55
2 Bedroom	£103.56	£103.56	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£126.58	£131.18	£126.58
4 Bedroom	£230.14	£229.45	£230.14
Scottish Borders
1 Bedroom Shared	£62.14	£70.19	£62.14
1 Bedroom	£74.79	£80.55	£74.79
2 Bedroom	£97.81	£103.56	£97.81
3 Bedroom	£120.82	£124.85	£120.82
4 Bedroom	£184.11	£189.86	£184.11
South Lanarkshire
1 Bedroom Shared	£69.04	£71.23	£69.04
1 Bedroom	£86.30	£92.05	£86.30
2 Bedroom	£109.32	£126.58	£109.32
3 Bedroom	£143.84	£159.95	£143.84
4 Bedroom	£218.63	£241.64	£218.63
West Dunbartonshire
1 Bedroom Shared	£69.04	£74.79	£69.04
1 Bedroom	£86.30	£92.05	£86.30
2 Bedroom	£103.56	£120.82	£103.56
3 Bedroom	£126.58	£136.93	£126.58
4 Bedroom	£218.63	£218.63	£218.63
West Lothian
1 Bedroom Shared	£69.04	£75.95	£69.04
1 Bedroom	£112.77	£113.92	£112.77
2 Bedroom	£138.08	£143.84	£138.08
3 Bedroom	£159.95	£172.60	£159.95
4 Bedroom	£218.63	£253.15	£218.63

LHA rates 2023-2034 spreadsheet

File type: CSV file
File size: 981 B

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