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  • karenx
    karenx Posts: 4,988 Forumite
    you would get help for your rent but not while you own a house
  • bundance
    bundance Posts: 1,114 Forumite
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    edited 16 April 2010 at 6:51PM
    karenx wrote: »
    you would get help for your rent but not while you own a house

    See my above posts.
    Assuming my DLA and incap gets stopped, appeals fail, and I lose my mortgaged home. Will my pension income of £400 affect both housing benefit and JSA?

    Will I have to pay for part of my rent out of my pension, and as I will have to pay bills etc, is there a chance I will not be able to afford to live in private or rented acccomodation.?
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    bundance wrote: »
    See my above posts.
    Assuming my DLA and incap gets stopped, appeals fail, and I lose my mortgaged home. Will my pension income of £400 affect both housing benefit and JSA?

    Will I have to pay for part of my rent out of my pension, and as I will have to pay bills etc, is there a chance I will not be able to afford to live in private or rented acccomodation.?

    As I said your pension will reduce any JSA and probably wipe it out.

    Your pension is also likely to reduce any HB/LHA.
  • bundance
    bundance Posts: 1,114 Forumite
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    edited 16 April 2010 at 8:38PM
    If pension wipes out JSA, how, then can it also affect housing benefit?

    If my JSA was to be wiped out, then how could they deduct my pension twice, as my income would already be low due to me not getting any JSA.

    thank you
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    bundance wrote: »
    If pension wipes out JSA, how, then can it also affect housing benefit.

    If my JSA was to be wiped out, then how could they deduct my pension twice, as my income would already be low due to me not getting any JSA.

    thank you

    Your pension would be above your applicable amount and therefore your HB/LHA would be reduced.
  • bundance
    bundance Posts: 1,114 Forumite
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    edited 16 April 2010 at 9:13PM
    healy wrote: »
    Your pension would be above your applicable amount and therefore your HB/LHA would be reduced.
    By how much?
    Would there be enough left to meet my rent and pay my bills?
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    bundance wrote: »
    By how much?
    Would there be enough left to meet my rent and pay my bills?

    Please see other thread.
  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    bundance wrote: »
    By how much?
    Would there be enough left to meet my rent and pay my bills?


    Are you living in Weymouth...fred?
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    edited 16 April 2010 at 10:43PM
    gordikin wrote: »
    Are you living in Weymouth...fred?

    I do not think it is Fred - the Pension is too high.

    Also it looks like their name is Christine.
  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    Nothing is too high for dryweemuff!
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