Rates guide

In each broad rental market area (BRMA) there will be a set of rates ranging from a shared room rate up to a 5 bedroom rate. If a claimant is entitled to 6 or more bedrooms we will need to ask the Rent Service for a local housing allowance rate for that number of rooms.

There will be a set of rates ranging from a shared or 1 bedroom rate up to a 5 bedroom rate. Visit our current rates page for an example of how the published rates will look.

In Plymouth there is one broad rental market area which means that if the Rent Service decides the local housing allowance rate for a 2 bedroom dwelling is, for example, £117.69 per week, this figure applies to all cases that will be assessed using local housing allowance throughout the whole of the city.

The Rent Service will continually monitor the local rental market and update the local housing allowance figures every month. We will publish these each month on this website, in our offices and at other places such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centres, PATH, Shelter, Housing Branch offices and Housing Advice.

Although the figures may change monthly this does not mean that the local housing allowance rate applied to a persons claim will change monthly. A rate will be applied for the month in which the claim is made or treated as being made, and will be reviewed annually.

To view the current rates, please visit our current rates page.

To find out your room entitlement please visit our room entitlement page.