How will payments of Local Housing Allowance be made?
The payments will normally be paid to the customer direct into your bank or building society account rather than the landlord. If you want to know about opening a bank account see Local Housing Allowance Basic Bank Account. Local Housing Allowance cannot be paid into Post Office Account. Safeguards will be put in place to protect the vulnerable. Factors to be considered are: • if the customer has difficulty managing their affairs • if it is improbable that the customer would pay their rent.
