What are the LHA rates in Central Bedfordshire?

Central Bedfordshire is covered by 4 LHA areas. Bedford: shared £450.00, 1 bed £650.00, 2 bed £825.00, 3 bed £1,000.00, 4 bed £1,300.00 a month. Luton: shared £436.17, 1 bed £700.00, 2 bed £875.00, 3 bed £1,100.00, 4 bed £1,350.00 a month. Milton Keynes: shared £501.33, 1 bed £775.00, 2 bed £925.00, 3 bed £1,195.00, 4 bed £1,495.00 a month. Stevenage and North Herts: shared £436.17, 1 bed £775.00, 2 bed £975.00, 3 bed £1,250.00, 4 bed £1,600.00 a month.

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Central Bedfordshire LHA rates 2026/27

England · rates from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 · last checked October 2026

Central Bedfordshire is covered by 4 rental areas, so the rate depends on your postcode. Most of Central Bedfordshire is in Bedford.

Bedford about 45% of Central Bedfordshire postcodes

LHA rates, Bedford BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£103.85	£450.00
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£150.00	£650.00
2 bedrooms	£190.38	£825.00
3 bedrooms	£230.77	£1,000.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£300.00	£1,300.00

Postcode districts: MK43 MK44 MK45 SG16 SG17 SG18 SG19

All Bedford rates and postcodes

Luton about 28% of Central Bedfordshire postcodes

LHA rates, Luton BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£100.65	£436.17
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£161.54	£700.00
2 bedrooms	£201.92	£875.00
3 bedrooms	£253.85	£1,100.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£311.54	£1,350.00

Postcode districts: LU1 LU2 LU3 LU4 LU5 LU6

All Luton rates and postcodes

Milton Keynes about 21% of Central Bedfordshire postcodes

LHA rates, Milton Keynes BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£115.69	£501.33
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£178.85	£775.00
2 bedrooms	£213.46	£925.00
3 bedrooms	£275.77	£1,195.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£345.00	£1,495.00

Postcode districts: LU7 MK17

All Milton Keynes rates and postcodes

Stevenage and North Herts about 6% of Central Bedfordshire postcodes

LHA rates, Stevenage and North Herts BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£100.65	£436.17
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£178.85	£775.00
2 bedrooms	£225.00	£975.00
3 bedrooms	£288.46	£1,250.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£369.23	£1,600.00

Postcode districts: SG5 SG15

All Stevenage and North Herts rates and postcodes

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire

How the monthly rate is worked out

LHA rates are set as a weekly amount for each Broad Rental Market Area (BRMA). The monthly figure is the weekly rate × 52 ÷ 12, which is how Universal Credit works out housing costs. The 2026/27 rates are the same as the rates set in April 2024, so they have not changed since 2024/25.