Where your contractual rent is less than the LHA room level the contractual rent will be used to calculate benefit. Where your contractual rent is more than the LHA room level the LHA level will be used to calculate benefit.
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Please see full details hereWhere your contractual rent is less than the LHA room level the contractual rent will be used to calculate benefit. Where your contractual rent is more than the LHA room level the LHA level will be used to calculate benefit.