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LHA - Changing borough - how long must you live in the borough?
uklondoner
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Are you allowed to claim LHA for a borough that you don't currently live in.
E..g you are currently living in the council of x and want to move to the council of y - does it matter?
I heard a while ago that you had to be living in the borough/ council for at least six months before you could claim from that particular borough.
So if I move to a new borough, and then apply for LHA, I would have only been living there (in that borough) for one day - would I be allowed to claim lha?
Many thanks
E..g you are currently living in the council of x and want to move to the council of y - does it matter?
I heard a while ago that you had to be living in the borough/ council for at least six months before you could claim from that particular borough.
So if I move to a new borough, and then apply for LHA, I would have only been living there (in that borough) for one day - would I be allowed to claim lha?
Many thanks
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Are you allowed to claim LHA for a borough that you don't currently live in.
Yes you are, there's no rule for you to stay in any area for a fixed period of time, only if you were to apply for Local Authority housing.
Probably not relevant in your case, I heard of a tenant that was told if she gave up her tenancy in her Local Authority property and moved to the private sector, the LHA would be reduced, unless there were exceptional circumstances for the move.
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you can claim from day one for any borough you live in - you cannot claim for a borough you do not live in.0
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Thats good to know.
I wonder where on earth I got this 6 months qualifying period from!!? Perhaps this was for the old hb?0 -
uklondoner wrote: »Thats good to know.
I wonder where on earth I got this 6 months qualifying period from!!? Perhaps this was for the old hb?
I dont know where you got it from either and as for the other answer I'm not saying a word0 -
Please do - you disagree?
Thanks, Socrates.0 -
Yeah, please do!0
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well it has been edited - has it not?0
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for a fixed period of time, only if you were to apply for Local Authority housing.
That's the bit that was added, so what says you?0 -
Your post does not make sense - can you say what you are trying to say in plain English0
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You said=and as for the other answer I'm not saying a word
uklondoner asked you = you disagree? (with my post)
You said =well it has been edited - has it not?
I said= for a fixed period of time, only if you were to apply for Local Authority housing.
That's the bit that was added, so what says you?
IS THAT PLAIN ENOUGH FOR YOU?0
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