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Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for April 2010
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Local Housing Allowance is a new way of working out new claims for Housing Benefit for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord. It also affects tenants already getting Housing Benefit who move into accommodation rented from a private landlord. Local Housing Allowance was introduced on 7 April 2008. If you live in council accommodation or other social housing, Local Housing Allowance will not affect you.
The table below shows the Local Housing Allowance rates (weekly amounts) for Rhondda Cynon Taf Broad Rental Market Areas. Please note that the Broad Rental Market Areas have changed from 1st February 2010.
Local Housing Allowance rates
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Number of Bedrooms
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Category
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Merthyr Cynon
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Taff Rhondda
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Shared Room Rate
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A
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£46.00
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£46.00
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1 Bedroom
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B
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£69.23
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£65.00
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2 Bedrooms
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C
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£80.77
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£95.00
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3 Bedrooms
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D
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£92.31
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£98.08
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4 Bedrooms
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E
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£144.23
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£157.50
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5 Bedrooms
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F
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£173.08
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£173.08
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6 Bedrooms
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G
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-
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-
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To find out how to work out which Local Housing Allowance rate applies to you, see our leaflet, Working out your Local Housing Allowance, for more details about this. To get this from us, or if you have any queries about Local Housing Allowance, you can:
• phone your Housing Benefit department on 01443 681081
• visit your Housing Benefit department at Bronwydd House, Porth CF39 9DL
• look on our website www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk
• email us HousingBenefitEnquiries@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk