Will she be entitled to Local Housing Allowance

mortgage_help_3

Hi Everyone

Hopefully one of you will be able to help me.

My MIL is wanting to move out of her council house in Pembroke to a private rent house in Lincoln. She currently gets housing benefit so if she moved to a private rent would she be entitled to local housing allowance and if so how much would she be entitled to?

Thanks for help!

alwaysonthego_2

If she is getting HB she should be entitled to LHA.


check www.entitledto.co.uk for estimates.

julie03

remember she will only be entiltled to the LHA for a 1 bedroom place if she is on her own, if she has more than 1 bed now check the council for incentives to give it up to move to a smaller place

mortgage_help_3

It says she is entitled to £480 per month, she could get a 2 bed bungalow for that so will she be able to rent the 2 bed bungalow.

She is currently living in a 3 bed council house if that helps

PasturesNew

As has been said, she'd only get LHA for a 1-bedroom place and these are often small flats in undesirable places, unless you're flexible about where you live. For example, I looked through at 1-beds to rent at LHA rate and the only 1-2 nice ones were about 25-40 miles away from where I thought I'd like to be.

mortgage_help_3

So she wouldn't be entitled to £480 it would be whatever a 1 bed house costs.

karenx

she would only get that amount if she is entitled to full rate. Does she work?

mortgage_help_3

No she is 70 years old and is on Pension Credit

Oldernotwiser

Does she realise how insecure private tenancies can be? Is she prepared to move home regularly?

alwaysonthego_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Does she realise how insecure private tenancies can be? Is she prepared to move home regularly?

Usually tenancy agreements are 6 months and after this period the landlord can ask the tenant to leave without giving a reason.

alwaysonthego_2

mortgage_help wrote: »

No she is 70 years old and is on Pension Credit

She would get her full rent paid.