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2026/27 LHA rent levels

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Weekly Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rents effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.


Please note that Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rents for 2026/27 will remain frozen at their 2025/26 levels (see below).

Your LHA rent level depends on the number of bedrooms in your home, and on which of the eight Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMAs) your home is located.

BRMA regions mapThe map shows the eight BRMAs in Northern Ireland, but to be certain of which BRMA you are in, check your postcode against the following list:

Belfast BRMA: BT1-BT16

Lough Neagh Upper BRMA: BT29, BT36-BT46, BT80

Lough Neagh Lower BRMA: BT25, BT62-BT67, BT69-BT71

North BRMA: BT51-BT57

North West BRMA: BT47, BT48, BT49, BT82

South BRMA: BT32, BT34, BT35, BT60, BT61, BT68

South East BRMA: BT17-BT24, BT26, BT27, BT28, BT30, BT31, BT33

South West BRMA: BT74-BT79, BT81, BT92, BT93, BT94


LHA rents 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

  • Shared Room Rate per week: £75.75
  • 1 bed: £139.34
  • 2 bed: £155.77
  • 3 bed: £173.08
  • 4 bed: £219.76
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £71.08
  • 1 bed: £96.91
  • 2 bed: £118.56
  • 3 bed: £133.76
  • 4 bed: £141.62
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £83.49
  • 1 bed: £97.34
  • 2 bed: £121.15
  • 3 bed: £137.31
  • 4 bed: £150.25
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £74.22
  • 1 bed: £119.79
  • 2 bed: £123.32
  • 3 bed: £133.48
  • 4 bed: £147.62
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £88.21
  • 1 bed: £99.23
  • 2 bed: £118.20
  • 3 bed: £133.34
  • 4 bed: £153.70
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £65.49
  • 1 bed: £110.08
  • 2 bed: £124.61
  • 3 bed: £138.46
  • 4 bed: £164.81
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £79.70
  • 1 bed: £109.62
  • 2 bed: £144.23
  • 3 bed: £162.48
  • 4 bed: £199.12
  • Shared Room Rate per week: £71.28
  • 1 bed: £88.68
  • 2 bed: £105.16
  • 3 bed: £113.44
  • 4 bed: £133.27
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