Local Housing Allowance Rates: 2019-2020

These tables show the rates of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for 2019 to 2020 and how they were calculated.


The April 2019 – March 2020 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 2019 to March 2020 (effective from April 2019)

BRMA Name

1 Bedroom Shared

1

Bedroom

2

Bedrooms

3

Bedrooms

4

Bedrooms

Aberdeen and Shire

£74.79

£97.81

£133.48

£172.6

£228.99

Argyll and Bute

£61.36

£84.23

£103.85

£120.29

£180.00

Ayrshires (including East, North and South Ayrshire )

£62.69

£80.55

£97.81

£115.07

£158.90

Dumfries and Galloway

£59.44

£80.77

£97.81

£108.26

£129.47

Dundee and Angus

£57.69

£79.24

£103.85

£128.19

£189.07

East Dunbartonshire

£68.42

£97.81

£120.03

£160.38

£221.42

Fife

£61.75

£81.58

£102.56

£120.29

£174.81

Forth Valley (including Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling)

£64.25

£83.91

£103.56

£126.58

£181.80

Greater Glasgow

£68.28

£94.82

£120.03

£137.31

£212.21

Highland and Islands( including Highland, Moray, Orkney, Western Isles(Eilean Siar),Shetland)

£60.81

£91.81

£110.72

£126.92

£160.38

Lothian (Including City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian)

£70.32

£127.33

£154.28

£192.06

£276.92

North Lanarkshire

£61.22

£80.55

£99.06

£113.92

£167.31

Perth and Kinross

£57.69

£82.40

£105.94

£137.31

£183.46

Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde

£60.00

£80.55

£101.54

£125.42

£190.80

Scottish Borders

£56.96

£72.00

£92.05

£109.62

£142.61

South Lanarkshire

£63.46

£80.55

£103.56

£126.92

£185.40

West Dunbartonshire

£63.29

£86.30

£103.56

£113.92

£169.69

West Lothian

£60.03

£98.08

£121.22

£137.87

£180.45

Downloadable LHA tables

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

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 2018 to March 2019 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 2018.

Column Four

The rates are either frozen or reduced or uplifted by 3% Targeted Affordability Fund in accordance with the Rent Officers Order 2018.

Column Five

The resulting LHA rates effective from April 2019 are shown

 

BRMA

 

LHA rate from April 2018 – March 2019

30th percentile market rents September 2018

Last determined rate, reduced to 30th percentile or increased by 3% TAF

LHA rates for April 2019 - March 2020 

Aberdeen and Shire

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£75.63

£74.79

£74.79

£74.79

1 Bedroom

£105.86

£97.81

£97.81

£97.81

2 Bedroom

£138.08

£133.48

£133.48

£133.48

3 Bedroom

£172.60

£172.60

£172.60

£172.60

4 Bedroom

£228.99

£230.14

£228.99

£228.99

Argyll and Bute

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£61.36

£63.29

£61.36

£61.36

1 Bedroom

£84.23

£90.90

£84.23

£84.23

2 Bedroom

£103.85

£109.32

£103.85

£103.85

3 Bedroom

£120.29

£126.58

£120.29

£120.29

4 Bedroom

£180.00

182.96

£180.00

£180.00

Ayrshires

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£62.69

£74.79

£62.69

£62.69

1 Bedroom

£80.55

£80.55

£80.55

£80.55

2 Bedroom

£97.81

£97.81

£97.81

£97.81

3 Bedroom

£115.07

£115.07

£115.07

£115.07

4 Bedroom

£158.90

£172.60

£158.90

£158.90

Dumfries and Galloway

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£59.44

£61.99

£59.44

£59.44

1 Bedroom

£80.77

£85.00

£80.77

£80.77

2 Bedroom

£97.81

£101.26

£97.81

£97.81

3 Bedroom

£108.26

£111.62

£108.26

£108.26

4 Bedroom

£129.47

£136.93

£129.47

£129.47

Dundee and Angus

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£57.69

£67.89

£57.69

£57.69

1 Bedroom

£79.24

£80.55

£79.24

£79.24

2 Bedroom

£103.85

£111.62

£103.85

£103.85

3 Bedroom

£128.19

£147.29

£128.19

£128.19

4 Bedroom

£189.07

£207.12

£189.07

£189.07

East Dunbartonshire

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£68.42

£72.74

£68.42

£68.42

1 Bedroom

£97.81

£109.32

£97.81

£97.81

2 Bedroom

£116.53

£136.93

120.03

120.03

3 Bedroom

£160.38

£184.11

£160.38

£160.38

4 Bedroom

£221.42

£276.16

£221.42

£221.42

Fife

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£59.95

£72.74

£61.75

£61.75

1 Bedroom

£81.58

£86.30

£81.58

£81.58

2 Bedroom

£102.56

£105.86

£102.56

£102.56

3 Bedroom

£120.29

£126.58

£120.29

£120.29

4 Bedroom

£174.81

£189.86

£174.81

£174.81

Forth Valley

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£62.38

£75.95

£64.25

£64.25

1 Bedroom

£83.91

£88.60

£83.91

£83.91

2 Bedroom

£103.56

£115.07

£103.56

£103.56

3 Bedroom

£126.58

£149.01

£126.58

£126.58

4 Bedroom

£181.80

£212.88

£181.80

£181.80

Greater Glasgow

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£68.28

£74.79

£68.28

£68.28

1 Bedroom

£92.06

£113.92

£94.82

£94.82

2 Bedroom

£116.53

£143.84

£120.03

£120.03

3 Bedroom

£137.31

£161.10

£137.31

£137.31

4 Bedroom

£206.03

£298.03

£212.21

£212.21

Highlands and Islands

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£59.04

£72.74

£60.81

£60.81

1 Bedroom

£91.81

£97.81

£91.81

£91.81

2 Bedroom

£110.72

£120.82

£110.72

£110.72

3 Bedroom

£126.92

£149.59

£126.92

£126.92

4 Bedroom

£160.38

£182.96

£160.38

£160.38

Lothian

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£68.27

£86.30

£70.32

£70.32

1 Bedroom

£123.62

£149.59

£127.33

£127.33

2 Bedroom

£149.79

£184.11

£154.28

£154.28

3 Bedroom

£186.47

£276.16

£192.06

£192.06

4 Bedroom

£276.92

£391.23

£276.92

£276.92

North Lanarkshire

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£59.44

£69.04

£61.22

£61.22

1 Bedroom

£80.55

£86.30

£80.55

£80.55

2 Bedroom

£99.06

£103.56

£99.06

£99.06

3 Bedroom

£113.92

£120.82

£113.92

£113.92

4 Bedroom

£167.31

£172.60

£167.31

£167.31

Perth and Kinross

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£57.69

£64.44

£57.69

£57.69

1 Bedroom

£82.40

£90.90

£82.40

£82.40

2 Bedroom

£105.94

£113.92

£105.94

£105.94

3 Bedroom

£137.31

£149.59

£137.31

£137.31

4 Bedroom

£183.46

£205.97

£183.46

£183.46

Renfrewshire/

Inverclyde

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£60.00

£65.59

£60.00

£60.00

1 Bedroom

£80.55

£80.55

£80.55

£80.55

2 Bedroom

£101.54

£103.56

£101.54

£101.54

3 Bedroom

£125.42

£126.58

£125.42

£125.42

4 Bedroom

£190.80

£207.12

£190.80

£190.80

Scottish Borders

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£56.96

£62.74

£56.96

£56.96

1 Bedroom

£72.00

£74.79

£72.00

£72.00

2 Bedroom

£92.05

£100.11

£92.05

£92.05

3 Bedroom

£109.62

£115.07

£109.62

£109.62

4 Bedroom

£138.46

£184.11

£142.61

£142.61

South Lanarkshire

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£63.46

£67.34

£63.46

£63.46

1 Bedroom

£80.55

£86.30

£80.55

£80.55

2 Bedroom

£103.56

£109.32

£103.56

£103.56

3 Bedroom

£126.92

£136.93

£126.92

£126.92

4 Bedroom

£180.00

£218.63

£185.40

£185.40

West Dunbartonshire

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£63.29

£64.44

£63.29

£63.29

1 Bedroom

£86.30

£86.30

£86.30

£86.30

2 Bedroom

£103.56

£103.56

£103.56

£103.56

3 Bedroom

£113.92

£120.82

£113.92

£113.92

4 Bedroom

£169.69

£207.12

£169.69

£169.69

West Lothian

 

 

 

 

1 Bedroom Shared

£60.03

£74.79

£60.03

£60.03

1 Bedroom

£98.08

£109.32

£98.08

£98.08

2 Bedroom

£117.69

£132.33

£121.22

£121.22

3 Bedroom

£133.85

£149.59

£137.87

£137.87

4 Bedroom

£180.45

£205.97

£180.45

£180.45

 

LHA tables 2019-2020
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