How much LHA will I get?

Properties in Tonbridge and Malling are divided into three areas for Local Housing Allowance calculations.

To see which area your home comes under, how much you will get and how that amount is calculated, visit LHA direct.

The figures below show the weekly LHA rates from April 2024 to March 2025.

Number of bedrooms

High Weald

Maidstone

Medway and Swale

Shared rate

£105.82

£102.37

£94.36

1 bedroom

£184.11

£172.60

£155.34

2 bedrooms

£247.40

£208.27

£195.62

3 bedrooms

£304.47

£276.16

£216.33

4 bedrooms

£420.00

£356.71

£299.18

If your circumstances fall outside of those shown above, including if you are a boarder, we must ask the rent officer to decide what your LHA rate will be.

Contact the benefits team

Telephone: 01732 844522