Local Housing Allowance Rates
The following table shows the LHA rates for Carlisle City
Council. The Rent Service will provide the Council with the LHA
rates on a monthly basis. The new rates are
effective from the first day of the month. The current rate will be
published each month on this website.
Local Housing Rates
LHA rates from 1st February 2012
| Size
criteria |
Weekly LHA
Rates |
Monthly LHA Rates |
| 1 Bed in a shared house |
£55.50 |
£240.50 |
| 1 Bed self-contained (bedsit or flat) |
£80.77 |
£350.00 |
| 2 bedrooms |
£96.92 |
£419.99 |
| 3 bedrooms |
£111.92 |
£484.99 |
| 4 bedrooms |
£138.46 |
£599.99 |
Maximum number of bedrooms
From 1st April 2011, the maximum number of bedrooms you can
claim for is 4.
You are allowed one bedroom for:
- every adult couple (married or unmarried)
- any other adult aged 16 years or over
- any two children aged under 10 years
- any two children of the same sex aged under 16 years
- any other child.
Single claimants under 35 years old will be entitled to the
shared accommodation rate.
Single claimants over 35 years old and couples without dependent
children will be entitled to the 1 bedroom rate providing they have
exclusive use of a property of at least that size.