| Notes about "eligible" rent » |
| Council and Housing Association Tenants |
| If you are a Council tenant or Housing Association tenant your "eligible rent" in this calculation will normally be same as the rent you pay to the Council or Housing Association - although it will not include any optional service charges. |
| Private Tenants |
| If you or you partner are Private Tenants your "eligible rent" in this calculation will be decided using the Local Housing Allowance (LHA for short). For more information about this click here: »LHA Information |
| Private Tenants under 25 |
| If you are private tenant who is: |
| single | in good health | aged under 25 | with no children… |
| your rent in the HB calculation also uses the LHA (see LHA link above) but is restricted to the "Shared Room Rate" for your area. |
| Notes about partners » |
| "Partners" means two people of the same or opposite sex who live together in a couple relationship. It makes no difference whether you are married, unmarried, civil partners or not. |