Payment methods for Local Housing Allowance
Updated: 22 May 2012
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LHA may be paid to the claimant or directly to the landlord. The claimant has the right to choose who LHA is paid to, however if the claimant is six weeks or more in arrears, we will pay LHA directly to the landlord.
We may pay LHA directly to the landlord if we have evidence that:
- the tenant would be unlikely to pay their rent; or
- the tenant is 'vulnerable'; and
- in either case it would be in the tenant's interests.
Payment direct to a bank account
We will normally pay LHA direct to a claimant's bank or building society account. However, payment by cheque can be made if no other means of payment is available.
