Homelessness and Universal Credit: What is the Local Housing Allowance (LHA)?

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Homelessness and Universal Credit: What is the Local Housing Allowance (LHA)?

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*Despite having a list I still managed to miss at least one of the exemptions - care leavers are exempt from the shared accommodation rate up to the age of 25*
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@anyayeva Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Lots of useful information here

@richardfrost6473 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate time effort thanks .

@MJWPub 6 ай бұрын

Why isn't LHA ring fenced, protected from deductions? It isn't a "benefit", but UC deduct it out of existence!

@arsenal14 Жыл бұрын

So if you are single at 33 and homeless an they refused to give you a temp accommodation but they given a duty to rehouse or prevent your homeless and your only entitled to shared accommodation LHA rates as a part of the PHP, what happens if you can’t find one During the 57 day prevention ?

@homelessnessbestpractice Жыл бұрын

so just to clarify, they are saying you're not in priority need?

@starbwoy133 Жыл бұрын

If the Prevention duty ends after 56 days, it then kicks into a Relief duty for another 56 days but if a Homelessness duty hasn't been accepted after the Relief duty ends. It's likely you would be deemed Not in priority need if you don't meet the threshold for being owed a Homelessness duty. You'll need to find accommodation within the shared accommodation LHA rate. If you reside within a hostel for 3 months or more, you would then be eligible for the one bed LHA, regardless of your age.

@arsenal14 Жыл бұрын

@@starbwoy133 thanks for your response

@nicholasr39 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I was in this position, they told me to move back in with parents but I was 19 when my mother and grandmother died who I was living with, I'm estranged from my father so this silly advice was useless. The council was pretty useless for 8 months, I was sofa surfing in 2018/2019 after I was made homeless at 28. Later in 2019, the council put me in a shared accommodation property which which is not very good because I have a range of health problems and some very dangerous people were living here, most are gone now. I have been on the councils waiting list so its been almost 5 years. I think it's very cruel not to be able to get the 1 bedroom rate just because you're under 35 especially if you have no choice and health problems.

@LeilaAlesha 2 ай бұрын

If you are a survivor of domestic abuse, as well as 3 months plus living in supported living, will the whole one bedroom lh rate apply? Or will there be deductions on this rate if you live alone with no children?

@homelessnessbestpractice 2 ай бұрын

Living in supported accommodation for more than 3 months and being a survivor of abuse over the age of 16 both qualify for the exemption on their own, here's a video about it i've just done: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJZmf7xmzb_dpoE.html

@nancythomas-wardm.b.a2993 Жыл бұрын

Advice for expats and social housing? sos as i have been served with an eviction notice. thank you

@homelessnessbestpractice Жыл бұрын

When you say expat, are you British and have just returned to Britain?

@mathildaflower2388 2 ай бұрын

Leaving due to domestic abuse but only being offered shared rate?

@homelessnessbestpractice 2 ай бұрын

good question, i've just done a video about this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJZmf7xmzb_dpoE.html

@KamalZahid-vw9dx 5 ай бұрын

U have to wait 3 months

@KamalZahid-vw9dx 5 ай бұрын

U can't afford anything with uc at the end of month it's all gone

@Medici9Stacks 7 ай бұрын

Great content thank u. How can you become eligible for a one bedroom flat in London as a +25 year old single adult

@homelessnessbestpractice 7 ай бұрын

Hiya, check out the livestream from the 4th January - we tackled the question there.

@everything3044 6 ай бұрын

I have question, if I start working full time will universal credit pay my house rent?

@MJWPub 6 ай бұрын

Yes and no. If you have a low income, local council will assess risks to you and award LHA. Universal Credit however, will deduct your "low income" from the LHA. Commonly, say your income is £600pm, local rent average £500, the LHA rate £300. UC will list the LHA "award", but deduct all of it .

@kady5820 5 ай бұрын

Hey, is there anywhere I can contact you for some advice?

@homelessnessbestpractice 5 ай бұрын

Hiya, unfortunately we don't have capacity to give advice out individually. We run a weekly livestream on our KZfaq channel for people to ask anonymised 'what if' questions about the law (Thursdays at 7.30pm).

@KamalZahid-vw9dx 5 ай бұрын

Uc is a big problem

@starbwoy133 Жыл бұрын

Can you help me push an LHA petition I recently discovered? The LHA rates have been frozen since 2020 and not risen with inflation hence why the private sector has become a nightmare for local authorities to move homeless applicants into the private sector. KZfaq doesn't allow me to upload the petition link but google: LHA Petition This petition needs a major push! Please help 😉

@homelessnessbestpractice Жыл бұрын

i've signed it and will give it a mention in the next livestream

@wollywombat-sj8zo Жыл бұрын

thanks for the support, this is the petition that i started

@MJWPub 6 ай бұрын

The freeze isn't the biggest problem. Deductions by UC of over the value of LHA is.