Local Housing Allowance rates 2017/18

Sumit Agarwal08 Feb, 2018

BRMA - England	Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Ashford	67.10	119.09	145.43	168.00	223.63
Aylesbury	72.76	127.29	157.61	198.43	291.34
Barnsley	58.08	72.72	87.41	99.79	136.93
Barrow-in-Furness	65.15	78.00	92.05	110.47	136.93
Basingstoke	68.17	134.02	161.98	192.28	266.65
Bath	72.49	135.74	167.23	189.86	291.90
Bedford	62.18	103.02	133.32	161.07	209.07
Birmingham	57.34	98.87	120.29	132.00	173.41
Black Country	60.00	86.30	104.89	120.29	151.50
Blackwater Valley	79.92	141.24	176.56	210.70	312.00
Bolton and Bury	50.13	84.00	98.96	114.84	143.84
Bournemouth	65.48	123.58	153.02	188.79	253.15
Bradford & South Dales	58.26	80.55	97.81	111.83	123.58
Brighton and Hove	82.66	153.02	192.48	230.28	339.36
Bristol	67.37	124.83	151.50	181.01	242.33
Bury St Edmunds	66.06	102.25	126.31	150.36	216.00
Cambridge	80.52	126.05	144.96	168.45	224.70
Canterbury	74.62	123.86	154.82	180.45	280.60
Central Greater Manchester	67.20	101.98	119.98	133.32	186.47
Central Lancs	53.67	89.46	109.32	126.58	161.10
Central London	140.62	260.64	302.33	354.46	417.02
Central Norfolk & Norwich	63.29	92.98	116.52	135.36	184.11
Chelmsford	69.08	126.00	151.50	185.29	231.92
Cheltenham	68.35	111.83	143.34	174.43	240.59
Cherwell Valley	73.53	126.27	157.56	187.87	248.35
Chesterfield	50.94	80.55	97.81	113.92	149.59
Chichester	73.58	134.02	168.00	198.11	268.03
Chilterns	73.64	145.43	187.92	236.34	344.05
Colchester	64.78	103.56	132.32	161.10	204.49
Coventry	65.65	92.05	111.48	128.19	170.67
Crawley & Reigate	79.55	151.50	185.81	222.54	309.67
Darlington	59.28	75.00	90.90	107.11	149.17
Derby	58.82	84.75	103.56	117.70	155.34
Doncaster	55.12	78.08	93.23	103.56	143.84
Dover-Shepway	59.09	86.30	115.07	143.84	168.00
Durham	65.00	74.79	86.30	97.81	138.08
East Cheshire	70.90	103.56	130.03	168.00	249.60
East Lancs	53.50	80.03	90.90	104.00	142.8
East Thames Valley	76.27	151.50	193.92	244.89	334.43
Eastbourne	67.00	116.53	151.50	182.45	235.34
Eastern Staffordshire	60.04	81.58	103.56	123.58	162.40
Exeter	73.34	116.52	141.24	164.79	218.63
Fylde Coast	61.50	85.00	113.92	130.00	150.00
Gloucester	68.18	92.05	122.36	147.13	187.14
Grantham & Newark	59.04	75.78	99.06	110.72	156.00
Greater Liverpool	57.77	90.90	104.89	120.82	155.34
Grimsby	52.50	75.00	92.05	99.04	129.47
Guildford	84.04	170.67	222.96	268.03	345.21
Halifax	64.64	80.55	97.81	115.07	149.59
Harlow & Stortford	70.12	133.32	164.79	198.11	279.69
Harrogate	68.35	110.72	136.93	161.10	216.52
Herefordshire	56.50	92.05	117.37	135.19	163.16
High Weald	77.39	135.36	176.56	223.19	336.82
Hull & East Riding	60.80	69.73	86.30	103.56	132.33
Huntingdon	63.50	104.89	126.00	150.40	198.11
Inner East London	102.09	257.35	302.33	354.46	417.02
Inner North London	100.76	260.64	302.33	354.46	417.02
Inner South East London	95.18	204.08	265.29	330.72	417.02
Inner South West London	94.38	253.82	302.33	354.46	417.02
Inner West London	110.54	243.18	302.33	354.46	417.02
Ipswich	57.34	90.64	111.83	129.47	174.43
Isle of Wight	68.50	93.13	121.97	149.59	184.11
Kendal	62.50	96.91	123.58	145.67	174.81
Kernow West	67.00	104.89	132.32	151.50	185.29
King's Lynn	55.28	90.64	112.21	129.47	163.16
Kirklees	55.00	80.55	96.91	113.92	149.59
Lancaster	57.48	90.90	115.07	132.32	145.43
Leeds	62.48	100.05	122.36	149.59	195.62
Leicester	59.59	86.30	109.32	126.58	163.16
Lincoln	58.90	81.58	100.22	115.07	148.01
Lincolnshire Fens	58.38	88.28	110.67	129.47	153.02
Lowestoft & Great Yarmouth	64.50	86.23	104.89	117.70	149.17
Luton	62.44	115.18	146.71	174.77	210.62
Maidstone	68.28	123.58	157.56	180.45	235.41
Medway & Swale	65.66	110.67	138.08	153.02	198.11
Mendip	69.08	93.23	123.58	153.02	184.11
Mid & East Devon	66.70	96.96	126.31	151.50	192.28
Mid & West Dorset	66.70	105.94	136.93	161.10	200.09
Mid Staffs	66.70	90.90	113.92	129.47	170.67
Milton Keynes	69.81	121.19	151.50	180.05	230.34
Newbury	73.67	123.58	156.38	188.33	264.00
North Cheshire	48.87	92.05	109.32	126.58	174.81
North Cornwall & Devon Borders	66.70	93.23	120.06	139.84	168.00
North Cumbria	58.90	80.55	94.39	112.77	141.24
North Devon	63.25	92.05	115.07	138.08	168.46
North Nottingham	58.41	72.72	92.98	103.56	145.43
North West Kent	70.84	124.69	153.02	174.43	249.67
North West London	87.40	191.38	242.33	303.00	374.40
Northampton	66.32	100.05	126.31	139.84	187.14
Northants Central	52.24	82.40	105.94	123.58	164.79
Northumberland	65.65	74.15	87.45	103.56	138.08
Nottingham	69.00	90.90	108.26	120.29	151.50
Oldham & Rochdale	55.90	83.91	97.81	113.92	149.59
Outer East London	78.86	181.80	229.58	286.98	341.56
Outer North East London	75.15	155.57	192.62	242.40	312.77
Outer North London	90.64	199.68	255.34	315.12	388.65
Outer South East London	84.27	161.02	198.11	242.40	312.77
Outer South London	82.46	172.24	216.89	279.14	344.38
Outer South West London	87.46	209.77	280.60	336.96	417.02
Outer West London	82.41	175.74	229.65	272.50	318.00
Oxford	80.55	158.90	192.48	230.14	299.18
Peaks & Dales	67.93	90.21	110.72	128.19	168.00
Peterborough	57.15	92.05	115.07	132.32	168.41
Plymouth	71.21	94.16	122.36	145.43	182.45
Portsmouth	69.04	116.53	144.36	172.60	240.00
Reading	78.78	153.02	188.33	221.79	315.12
Richmond & Hambleton	68.35	90.90	113.92	128.19	161.10
Rotherham	58.50	79.40	96.96	101.00	138.08
Rugby & East	62.12	92.06	116.52	134.02	182.96
Salisbury	67.84	115.07	143.84	172.60	228.99
Scarborough	58.59	80.55	103.56	124.77	136.93
Scunthorpe	53.50	74.59	92.05	104.89	134.02
Sheffield	64.41	94.80	107.11	116.53	156.00
Shropshire	67.89	87.41	109.32	129.47	170.67
Solihull	71.12	116.53	149.59	172.60	230.14
South Cheshire	54.60	84.84	109.32	126.58	172.60
South Devon	63.50	96.91	128.19	153.02	192.24
South East Herts	74.79	146.57	186.46	230.28	293.79
South West Essex	65.41	128.19	161.26	188.33	266.65
South West Herts	78.50	156.00	196.96	247.20	358.80
Southampton	67.50	116.53	156.38	184.49	242.40
Southend	68.78	116.52	151.50	186.47	240.00
Southern Greater Manchester	59.58	102.25	128.19	151.78	200.09
Southport	69.33	91.43	120.82	139.84	172.60
St Helens	59.84	80.55	97.81	113.92	153.02
Staffordshire North	52.02	80.55	90.90	109.32	139.84
Stevenage & North Herts	72.04	126.03	155.37	192.05	245.96
Sunderland	46.35	88.00	97.81	109.32	138.08
Sussex East	69.77	92.05	120.29	159.95	195.62
Swindon	61.84	106.54	127.51	157.56	198.11
Tameside & Glossop	56.58	86.30	103.56	126.58	156.38
Taunton & West Somerset	64.14	92.05	120.82	145.67	184.11
Teesside	57.34	83.78	97.81	114.00	149.59
Thanet	63.27	80.73	116.52	144.36	172.60
Tyneside	60.00	90.90	103.56	115.07	149.59
Wakefield	55.00	86.30	103.56	113.92	149.59
Walton	87.39	173.41	221.72	276.67	382.64
Warwickshire South	71.86	119.09	150.36	181.80	246.50
West Cheshire	64.48	99.06	120.82	138.08	186.47
West Cumbria	63.25	79.24	92.05	104.89	134.02
West Pennine	62.40	78.00	85.00	99.04	137.31
West Wiltshire	67.37	100.05	125.94	156.00	204.37
Weston-S-Mare	66.85	97.81	122.36	150.00	184.11
Wigan	57.57	80.55	96.23	109.32	149.59
Winchester	75.19	148.30	182.45	211.87	312.77
Wirral	60.99	86.30	102.73	126.58	140.62
Wolds and Coast	64.67	75.00	93.23	110.72	128.47
Worcester North	61.45	92.05	117.70	133.32	176.56
Worcester South	70.32	99.06	128.19	153.02	188.33
Worthing	69.19	120.06	153.02	185.29	246.00
Yeovil	61.45	92.05	121.97	145.67	189.96
York	67.09	98.96	123.58	141.24	200.09

BRMA - Scotland	Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Aberdeen and Shire	75.63	120.82	161.10	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	120.02	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	125.42	190.80
Scottish Borders	56.96	72.00	92.05	109.31	138.46
South Lanarkshire	63.46	80.55	103.56	126.92	180.00
West Dunbartonshire	63.29	86.30	103.56	113.92	169.69
West Lothian	60.03	97.81	117.69	133.85	180.45

BRMA - Wales	Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Blaenau Gwent	48.00	62.40	75.00	85.85	111.57
Brecon and Radnor	45.90	69.04	92.05	109.32	126.58
Bridgend	56.33	80.55	103.56	113.92	149.59
Caerphilly	51.50	73.64	94.36	103.56	136.25
Cardiff	55.78	103.56	126.92	150.00	190.38
Carmarthenshire	50.00	72.98	92.05	103.56	126.58
Ceredigion	62.50	89.28	99.39	116.52	132.33
Flintshire	59.23	81.36	111.57	127.85	170.67
Merthyr Cynon	48.00	67.76	80.55	87.75	114.68
Monmouthshire	54.08	90.90	115.07	136.93	172.60
Neath Port Talbot	52.55	75.00	91.81	101.11	121.20
Newport	55.05	85.85	103.56	119.71	158.05
North Clwyd	55.12	80.00	103.56	123.58	150.00
North Powys	50.00	65.59	86.00	101.11	126.58
North West Wales	58.11	71.41	91.43	110.41	133.32
Pembrokeshire	59.23	80.00	97.81	120.00	138.08
South Gwynedd	56.00	66.31	80.55	97.81	113.92
Swansea	57.34	92.97	105.94	113.92	153.02
Taff Rhondda	48.00	67.50	86.30	91.81	126.58
Torfaen	48.00	78.25	97.81	110.41	131.64
Vale of Glamorgan	53.87	97.81	115.07	128.27	160.00
West Cheshire	64.48	99.06	120.82	138.08	186.47
Wrexham	65.65	84.21	105.94	123.58	156.89

BRMA - Northern Ireland	Shared	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Belfast (BT1 - BT16)	42.15	83.65	92.44	101.90	122.07
Lough Neagh Upper (BT29, BT36-BT46, BT80)	48.45	69.85	85.70	93.27	104.48
Lough Neagh Lower (BT25, BT62-BT71)	44.94	66.94	77.92	89.43	106.83
North (BT51-BT57)	37.15	65.47	83.17	89.42	97.66
North West (BT47-BT49, BT82)	50.52	74.31	89.53	99.60	108.13
South (BT32, BT34-35, BT60-61, BT68)	47.17	60.49	79.99	88.44	102.57
South East (BT17-24, BT26-28, BT30-31, BT33)	52.09	77.96	93.09	102.92	124.56
South West (BT74-79, BT81, BT92-94)	45.00	59.40	76.07	87.10	96.04

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