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Housing benefit and savings (a very quick q)
pinkmouse
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I'm very ill today and too brainfogged to search.
Can anyone tell me how much you're allowed to have in savings before it starts to affect your housing benefit/council tax benefit.
Thanks very much.
Can anyone tell me how much you're allowed to have in savings before it starts to affect your housing benefit/council tax benefit.
Thanks very much.
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sliding scale starting at £6k affecting payments and £16k having no entitlement0
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Thank you so much! You're a gem
I thought that's what it was but I wasn't sure. 0 -
Anything over £6000 is reduced at £1 for every £250 over that amount.0
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That's fine. I'd inadvertently allowed some money to build up in my current account and I have a savings account but it isn't near hand £6000.0
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