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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    hmc wrote: »
    hi all thanks for the replys
    my son and i are in a private rent 2 bed, we recieve a little discretionary payment help as the top up rent is quite a lot
    ive been trying for 6 yrs lol to get a council/housing association house local to sons school
    thats why i wondered what lha allowance i would recieve if i managed to get a 3 bed to increase what im bidding for?
    If you are bidding for properties that implies you are bidding for housing association properties. It is highly unlikely that you and your son will ever win a bid on a 3 bedroom property. The LHA rates are only for private rentals. Housing benefit pays the full rent due on a housing association property even if that rent is higher than the LHA rate but the most you can bid for is a 2 bed property.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • hmc
    hmc Posts: 2,483 Forumite
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    thankyou, that explains it well i understand better now!
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