Your summary
Local Housing Allowance a month£900.00
Total£1,100
Covered by LHA£900.00
You pay£200.00
In Bristol, your household gets the 1 bedroom rate of £900.00 a month. Your rent is £200.00 a month more than that, so you would pay the difference yourself.
1 bedroom£900.00 a month£200.00 shortfall
THE COMPLETE PICTURE
Your results in detail
Bedrooms allowed1
LHA a month£900.00
Help towards rent£900.00
Shortfall£200.00
What we assumed
- Rates
- April 2024 rates, frozen for 2026/27
- Area
- Bristol, England
- Claim
- Universal Credit (monthly rates)
- Monthly
- Universal Credit's published monthly rate
- Means test
- Not applied: this is the most rent covered
Not right for you? Change it under More options.
Your rent
£1,100.00 a month.
Covered by LHA£900.0082%
You pay£200.0018%
All rates in Bristol
Universal Credit a month and Housing Benefit a week.
CategoryUniversal Credit
Shared accommodation£511.33 a monthHB £117.68 a week
1 bedroom£900.00 a monthHB £207.12 a week
2 bedrooms£1,095.00 a monthHB £252.00 a week
3 bedrooms£1,300.00 a monthHB £299.18 a week
4 bedrooms£1,850.00 a monthHB £425.75 a week
Worth knowing
About your entitlement.
Could you need another bedroom?
The 2 bedrooms rate here is £1,095.00 a month. Check the rules on overnight carers, disabled children and foster carers under More options.
Ask for a Discretionary Housing Payment
Your council can help with a shortfall for a time, especially while you look for a cheaper home or if moving would be very difficult.
What you actually get depends on your income
LHA is the most rent that Universal Credit or Housing Benefit will cover. Your award also depends on your income, savings and the benefit cap. Use the Universal Credit calculator for the full picture.
Rates from the Valuation Office Agency (England), the Scottish Government, Rent Officers Wales and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Universal Credit monthly rates from the DWP and the Housing Executive. An estimate, not a decision on your claim.