To work out how much benefit you might get you need to find out what Local Housing Allowance rate your benefit will be based on.
If you are aged under 25, are single and do not live with any dependants, you can only get the Local Housing Allowance shared room rate.
You can find out what the Local Housing Allowance room rates are by visiting the Rates page. You can also get this by contacting us.
You also need to find out if you can get the full amount of benefit. The amount of benefit you can get may be affected by:
- any money you have coming in
- any savings you have
- how much your rent is
- if you share paying the rent with someone else
For more information about this, please get in touch with us.
Example
Marcus is single. He is aged 23.
He is entitled to one bedroom for himself. As he is under 25, he is entitled to the Local Housing Allowance shared room rate.
There are extra rules if you are:
- a care leaver aged under 22
- severely disabled
For more information about these, please contact us.
Joint tenants
If you are a joint tenant this might affect the benefit you can get. For more information about joint tenants, please get in touch with us.