What are the LHA rates in Dorset?

Dorset is covered by 4 LHA areas. Mid and West Dorset: shared £426.33, 1 bed £595.00, 2 bed £750.00, 3 bed £900.00, 4 bed £1,250.00 a month. Bournemouth: shared £426.33, 1 bed £695.00, 2 bed £875.00, 3 bed £1,150.00, 4 bed £1,550.00 a month. Yeovil: shared £435.00, 1 bed £525.00, 2 bed £695.00, 3 bed £850.00, 4 bed £1,250.00 a month. Salisbury: shared £426.33, 1 bed £650.00, 2 bed £780.00, 3 bed £915.00, 4 bed £1,250.00 a month.

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Dorset LHA rates 2026/27

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

Dorset is covered by 4 rental areas, so the rate depends on your postcode. Most of Dorset is in Mid and West Dorset.

Mid and West Dorset about 48% of Dorset postcodes

LHA rates, Mid and West Dorset BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£98.38	£426.33
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£137.31	£595.00
2 bedrooms	£173.08	£750.00
3 bedrooms	£207.69	£900.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£288.46	£1,250.00

Postcode districts: DT1 DT2 DT3 DT4 DT5 DT6 DT7 DT8 DT11

All Mid and West Dorset rates and postcodes

Bournemouth about 31% of Dorset postcodes

LHA rates, Bournemouth BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£98.38	£426.33
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£160.38	£695.00
2 bedrooms	£201.92	£875.00
3 bedrooms	£265.38	£1,150.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£357.69	£1,550.00

Postcode districts: BH16 BH18 BH19 BH20 BH21 BH22 BH24 BH31

All Bournemouth rates and postcodes

Yeovil about 12% of Dorset postcodes

LHA rates, Yeovil BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£100.38	£435.00
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£121.15	£525.00
2 bedrooms	£160.38	£695.00
3 bedrooms	£196.15	£850.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£288.46	£1,250.00

Postcode districts: BA22 DT9 DT10 TA20

All Yeovil rates and postcodes

Salisbury about 9% of Dorset postcodes

LHA rates, Salisbury BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£98.38	£426.33
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£150.00	£650.00
2 bedrooms	£180.00	£780.00
3 bedrooms	£211.15	£915.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£288.46	£1,250.00

Postcode districts: SP5 SP6 SP7 SP8

All Salisbury rates and postcodes

Postcode districts in Dorset

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.