Housing Benefit reduced by £21.93 per WEEK!

catastrophe10

No savings DMG. Big Thank you, ill keep you all posted

ash4becks

dmg24 wrote: »

Unfortunately they will not because someone claims Carers Allowance for them. It is a very odd rule!



The woman is talking nonsense!

You need to find out whether you are on LHA or HB, and what is the full rate that your claim has been assessed on. Then you can do the calculation yourself (we can help), and base your appeal around that.

I would definitely put in a claim for IS. If my calculation is correct you will receive less than £10 per week, but it will make your HB/ LHA entitlement so much easier to calculate!

I'm not sure if it has been asked already, do you have savings above £6,000 or £16,000?

I'm going offline now, but will check back tomorrow afternoon.

that rule sucks shame i thought i might have found the info needed to sort this mess out silly council , i would still ask about it all they can say is no, bed for me too nite guys and dolls x

dmg24

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

And, to spell it out to YOU, the post you replied to made mention of exclusive use of 2 rooms, bedroom and bathroom.

A bathroom is not counted in the two room calculation. The rooms that count are bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms etc.

You seem adamant on giving out the wrong advice. If you are so sure that you are correct, then find some govt documentation to back up your point, as I have done.

Wee_Willy_Harris

dmg24 wrote: »

A bathroom is not counted in the two room calculation. The rooms that count are bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms etc.

You seem adamant on giving out the wrong advice. If you are so sure that you are correct, then find some govt documentation to back up your point, as I have done.

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ash4becks

catastrophe10 wrote: »

In my letter they state tht the rent officers decision has decreased?

Incap - 210 fornightly
DLA - 356 monthly - High rate care - low rate mob
HB & ct ben now - £38.88 weekly

Looks so much when I write it like that, im ashamed

this is based on selby under what info you have given
Local Housing Allowance Entitlement up to : £55.39 a week.
Find out detailed information about who qualifies here: Find out about Local Housing Allowance.


Council Tax bill for your property is £15.17 per week.

ash4becks

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/Secure/pdfs/TRSHB(LHA)2OT.pdf

By a self-contained property we mean one where you have your own room plus your own:
• bathroom
• toilet, and
• kitchen (or facilities to cook with)

you both might be right but thats in the doc you have just sent

There are extra rules if you are severely disabled. For more information about these, please
contact your Local Authority.

Wee_Willy_Harris

ash4becks wrote: »

you both might be right but thats in the doc you have just sent

There are extra rules if you are severely disabled. For more information about these, please
contact your Local Authority.

Actually, having read it fully, I do believe DMG is correct and my interpretation is in error. However, I still think that the OP is currently under HB and not LHA, which needs to be explored.

ash4becks

in all honesty its a flaming mess i have looked over a few websites and the info just isnt there shame she doesnt live in my area i would have sent her to my cab she gets things sorted stright of and not the extra stress which may lead to being down further,

the disablity allowence on hb is little known which iam sure cat is entited to but it is made harder with having carer living-in , if all else fails then hopefully she can claim some income support that will make up the short fall a bit x

dmg24

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Actually, having read it fully, I do believe DMG is correct and my interpretation is in error. However, I still think that the OP is currently under HB and not LHA, which needs to be explored.

It would be worth editing your posts to reflect the misinformation, it could be very confusing if someone was to read and run.

catastrophe10

Morning dears,

Have just come off the phone. Upshot being the main issues seems to be surrounding the fact Im on HB not LHA, none of the rates online apply to this, is based solely on rent officers decision. I e-mailed a quick I wish you to appeal letter and they are going to action in straight away - should hear back by next wednesday. Then I'm going to look at moving claim to LHA. How is one supposed to know these things? - Thanks again for all your help, greatly appreciated.