Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates: 2026 to 2027

8.4.2026

  | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

 Monthly Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates for England, Scotland and Wales from April 2026 to March 2027. 


This data sets out the monthly Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates from 2025 to 2026.

The data uses the following terms:




Term
Explanation




BRMA
Broad Rental Market Area – an area relating to access to facilities and services containing a variety of residential lettings across which Local Housing Allowances are determined


LHA
Local Housing Allowance


SAR
Shared Accommodation Rate


UC
Universal Credit



https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-local-housing-allowance-rates-2026-to-2027