Local Housing Allowance (LHA)

Who can appeal

You or your landlord can appeal a decision to pay:

• you and not the landlord
• the landlord and not you

You cannot appeal a decision about the:

• level of Local Housing Allowance set by the rent service
• boundary of a Broad Rental Market Area

How to make an appeal

Appeals must be made in writing within 1 month of the date of our decision. 

You must include:

• the date of the decision
• what you're appealing
• evidence to support your appeal

For more information see Appeal a Housing Benefit decision.