Housing Benefit/Income Support.....

chambta

I know housing benefit is dealt with by the local authority and IS by the DWP/Jobcentre but do IS people get to know of housing benefit claims?

I thought one was dependent on other but perhaps I'm wrong.

cifpower

Where I live the Housing Executive (which handles HB claims) know about IS claims (althoguh you have to tell them at the start of the HB claim) but the Jobcentre does not know about HB claims

Mrs.Materialistic

I had to show proof of income support before i was awarded hosing benefit .

[Deleted User]

If you want to claim full HB and CTB by virtue of being on I/S then the local authority obviously need to confirm with the DWP that you are getting I/S

Auzelia

when I had to claim IB as my employer wouldnt pay SSP I made a claim for HB and CTB via the IB claim line.

That was back in July....

Didnt know I was entitled to it so was a nice wee suprise.