LHA Rates - What rent can a DSS Tenant claim
From April 2012 Housing Benefit increase will be linked to Housing Benefit (LHA) will be set in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI). The RPI includes mortgage interest payments and housing depreciation, while the CPI does not. As of Nov CPI inflation was 3.1%, whilst RPI 4.6% in effect Housing Benefit will reduce by 1.5% below the inflation measure previously used.