Help please! Housing benefit

Littlecatpaw · 11 July 2017 at 7:02PM

Hi,
I'm a single mum of one who is currently claiming partial housing benefit, working tax credit and child tax credit. I'm currently working 16 hours for the NHS. I have got a meeting next week at a stage 3 hearing which Can result in a decision to dismiss me from my post straight away due to 6 sick events in the last year. My question is regarding wether I could lose my housing benefit? I know I will not be able to claim jsa for a minimum of 3 weeks but my main fear is losing mine and my sons home. Would housing benefit cover all my rent? Could they make me leave my home? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Just need to try and put my mind at rest before I have a complete nervous breakdown! Thanks in advance! X

marliepanda · 11 July 2017 at 7:14PM

They won't stop your housing benefit. It may be reassessed on your new income.

They may pay your full rent, they may not, depending on how much your local authority rate is compared to your rent.

Littlecatpaw · 11 July 2017 at 7:22PM

Thank you! Hopefully they will cover all my rent whilst I am looking for a new job! Hopefully that doesn't happen but unfortunately they have taken things this far so doesn't look too good for me :-(

marliepanda · 11 July 2017 at 7:43PM

Littlecatpaw wrote: »

Thank you! Hopefully they will cover all my rent whilst I am looking for a new job! Hopefully that doesn't happen but unfortunately they have taken things this far so doesn't look too good for me :-(

Have you checked your local authority rate (I will assume for a 2 bed property) against your rent?

Littlecatpaw · 11 July 2017 at 7:54PM

I think it works out at about £1 less than my rent. So within the limits I believe

jessex1990 · 11 July 2017 at 9:50PM

Littlecatpaw wrote: »

I think it works out at about £1 less than my rent. So within the limits I believe

That's good so you would only have to find £1 aweek

Housing_Benefit_Officer · 12 July 2017 at 5:51AM

Unlike the DWP the reason why your job ceased isn't relevant in awarding Housing Benefit - we just look at you actual weekly income. If you cease work and your wages stop then we remove the wages from the benefit calculation.

Torry_Quine · 12 July 2017 at 2:08PM

I'm not sure why you think that you won't be able to claim JSA for a minimum of three weeks. You should put in a claim straight away. If they decided you are to be sanctioned it could be much longer than three weeks.

Littlecatpaw · 12 July 2017 at 7:02PM

Thank you for both your replies! The jsa part of my issues is less bothersome for me as I will find some way to make ends meet! I know that the minimum sanction is three weeks for the jsa but am expecting it to be longer! Just scared of losing mine and my sons home but as long as housing benefit covers my rent I'm sure I will be able to find some way of coping on my child tax credits (£60 per week)

Marmiter · 13 July 2017 at 2:01PM

You should get a 4 week run on of working tax credits, which means that no matter what reason your job finished, your income may be too high to qualify for JSA anyway (depending on what your WTC award is).

If you're not getting any help with your council tax at the moment, make sure you make a new claim for CTR/CTS once your income changes.

Guest101 · 13 July 2017 at 2:55PM

How long have you worked there?

Help please! Housing benefit

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