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Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates: 2026 to 2027

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

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 30 January 2026
• Last updated: 8 April 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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England: Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance monthly rates 2026 to 2027

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Scotland: Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance monthly rates 2026 to 2027

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Wales: Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance monthly rates 2026 to 2027

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Details

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

Published 30 January 2026

Last updated 8 April 2026 + show all updates

1. 8 April 2026

   Corrected date error on Monthly Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates header from '2024 to 2025 SAR' to '2026 to 2027' for England, Scotland and Wales

2. 30 January 2026

   First published.