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Housing benefit etc help please

skint-at-19
skint-at-19 Posts: 99 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
Hi,
First of all i've decided to walk out of my family home, due to circumstances, no they can't be resolved. Please do not ask for the full story as it is private, and trust me there is no going back.
So my income is £161 a week
My Expenditure is roughly £100 a week
Will income and expenditure and debt be taken into account when applying for housing benefits?
Any advice appreciated
Turn £100.00 into £1000.00
Decided to start off with things in house, as i have no money!
Currently £38.70/£1000 :T

Joined weight loss challege, hoping to lose 14lb .. currently 1lb/14lb :rotfl:
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  • missmontana
    missmontana Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Income will be taken into consideration but debt won't.

    How old are you, are you working and do you have somewhere to live?
    Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.
    They say that talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness. So I talk to the cats instead.
  • skint-at-19
    skint-at-19 Posts: 99 Forumite
    19, yes and at the moment im flitting in between friends
    Turn £100.00 into £1000.00
    Decided to start off with things in house, as i have no money!
    Currently £38.70/£1000 :T

    Joined weight loss challege, hoping to lose 14lb .. currently 1lb/14lb :rotfl:
  • Vader123
    Vader123 Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    A few questions.

    I assume you mean present(s) when you mean family home and not your partner etc?

    Given you don't live anywhere, what is the expenditure of £100?

    If its debts, it won't be taken into account.

    The £161 a week, what is this? Wages? How many hours?

    Vader
  • missmontana
    missmontana Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    before you can apply for HB or LHA you will need to have somewhere to live and a tenancy agreement.

    Have a look on here https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/Secure/Default.aspx
    to see how much you can get for the area you live in.

    I think as you are under 25 you will only be able to claim the shared room rate.
    Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.
    They say that talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness. So I talk to the cats instead.
  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,871 Forumite
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    edited 31 March 2010 at 10:43AM
    once you have the LHA rate you can put the numbers into entitledto.co.uk.
    based on your income, if the LHA is £70 per week you would get less than £2 a week in housing benefits

    just looking at the LHA calculator - the majority of places appear to be lower than that so you may not get any help
  • skint-at-19
    skint-at-19 Posts: 99 Forumite
    Well the expenditure was calculated if i was somewhere i currently pay £35 a week petrol, £20 food, £10 parking, £35 bills etc
    Turn £100.00 into £1000.00
    Decided to start off with things in house, as i have no money!
    Currently £38.70/£1000 :T

    Joined weight loss challege, hoping to lose 14lb .. currently 1lb/14lb :rotfl:
  • skint-at-19
    skint-at-19 Posts: 99 Forumite
    I'm so confused! :(
    Turn £100.00 into £1000.00
    Decided to start off with things in house, as i have no money!
    Currently £38.70/£1000 :T

    Joined weight loss challege, hoping to lose 14lb .. currently 1lb/14lb :rotfl:
  • missmontana
    missmontana Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It is very confusing! Best thing to do is find somewhere to live first. Would you be able to get enough money together for a deposit and some rent in advance?(council may be able to help with deposit)
    Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.
    They say that talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness. So I talk to the cats instead.
  • skint-at-19
    skint-at-19 Posts: 99 Forumite
    How long does it take to claim benefit for the house?
    Turn £100.00 into £1000.00
    Decided to start off with things in house, as i have no money!
    Currently £38.70/£1000 :T

    Joined weight loss challege, hoping to lose 14lb .. currently 1lb/14lb :rotfl:
  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,871 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    skint-at-19 wrote: »
    How long does it take to claim benefit for the house?

    You need to look at the calculators - with the figures you gave you may get no benefit at all or maybe just a couple of pounds a week depending on your LHA rate..
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