Housing benefit and working...

Orville

Hi.

Soon to be claiming housing benefit, but would like to work part time. Does anyone know the limit you can earn before it affects your housing benefit..?. I think the max hours are under 16 per week but not sure of the upper earnings amount.

afc80

Orville wrote: »

Hi.

Soon to be claiming housing benefit, but would like to work part time. Does anyone know the limit you can earn before it affects your housing benefit..?. I think the max hours are under 16 per week but not sure of the upper earnings amount.

If you are a single person over the age of 25 your applicable amount would be £65.45 per week.

If your weekly income is above that amount you start to lose housing benefit at the rate of 65p in the pound for every pound that you are over your applicable amount.

this amount is deducted from your eligible rent to give you your new hb award.

bear in in you also get an earnings disregard if you are in work in the calculation of your hb

Orville

So i can earn upto £65 a week before it affects me..? I will also have a 9 year old living with me. Does that make a difference..?.


"bear in in you also get an earnings disregard if you are in work in the calculation of your hb"

Apologies but what do you mean by tat i don't quite understand..

karenx

Do you have a partner? Do they work?

Orville

karenx wrote: »

Do you have a partner? Do they work?

no i have just split with her and will be moving into my own flat at the end of this month with my 9 year old.

terryw

Are you claiming JSA? What income do you have at the moment?

Orville

terryw wrote: »

Are you claiming JSA? What income do you have at the moment?

I will be claiming JSA yes, Child tax credits for one child and child benefit too.

terryw

Orville wrote: »

I will be claiming JSA yes, Child tax credits for one child and child benefit too.

If you work your JSA will be reduced £ for £ on whatever you earn other than the first £5 per week. This will obviously affect any HB as well.

Use the entitled to calculator to work out different options.

Here's a link
http://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementcalculator.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

dmg24

terryw wrote: »

If you work your JSA will be reduced £ for £ on whatever you earn other than the first £5 per week. This will obviously affect any HB as well.

Use the entitled to calculator to work out different options.

Here's a link
http://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementcalculator.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

The disregard for lone parents is £20.

terryw

dmg24 wrote: »

The disregard for lone parents is £20.

Thanks, you are dead right - my brain was not in first gear!

Orville

terryw wrote: »

Thanks, you are dead right - my brain was not in first gear!

well going on the entitled to website, if i put in my earnings as say 90 a week at the end it does not say i have any jsa entitlement at all so where is the £20 coming from then..