Vacant Apartments ???????????

poppy10_2

socrates wrote: »

Firstly you must get the exact LHA rate for your property.

Your tenancy agreement will show a rate £15 per week (best to work in weeks with these matters) less than the LHA rate. The tenant will receive the LHA rate and pay you what it says on the tenancy agreement.

Where is FraudBuster when you need him? :rolleyes:

socrates

poppy10 wrote: »

Where is FraudBuster when you need him? :rolleyes:

Why would need fraudbuster when this is official government policy?

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/housingbenefit/claims-processing/lha/background.asp

Look under choice or alternatively:

Choice - tenants are able to take on greater responsibility and choose how to spend their income in a similar way to tenants who are not in receipt of benefits. Like other tenants they are able to choose whether to rent a larger property, or spend less on housing and increase their available income. The claimants will be able to keep the excess (to a maximum £15 per week) if they choose whether to rent accommodation cheaper than their LHA rate or rent a more expensive property and pay the additional rent from their own income.