housing benefit question!

vanillagroon

hello, i'm applying for housing benefit and i'm currenlty living at home. one of the questions is: What sort of property do you currently live in?
A) i own my home
b) i rent my home form a housing association
c)rent fro a private landlord
d) i live in a hostel or supported housing
e)i am a border

i have no idea what to put! i would appreciate any help!

seven-day-weekend

You will not be able to claim Housing Benefit if you live with your parents, so maybe that is why the option is not there.

I suggest you ring Housing Benefits and enquire.

vanillagroon

oh i don't mean claim it while i'm living at home, i have to move out soon and want to claim it

merlin68

You can't claim it until you have found somewhere to live.

seven-day-weekend

Well in that case you just tick whatever box is applicable.

For example, if you are renting from a private landlord, that is what you tick.

You won't be able to apply until you have a property.

beth58_2

You cannot claim because your not a householder, in order for them to calculate benefit you need to inform them what your rent and council tax is. Find your new home then apply.

Norahs

I am assuming that you have found a property that you will shortly be moving to so if you are still at home waiting for a start date you will tick 'at home'. There will be a question asking you when your new tenancy starts and the address; you can send the clam form in before you move but HB will only be paid from the start of your new tenancy and you will have to provide HB with a tenancy agreement signed by you and the landlord as proof of rent.

dmg24

Norahs wrote: »

I am assuming that you have found a property that you will shortly be moving to so if you are still at home waiting for a start date you will tick 'at home'. There will be a question asking you when your new tenancy starts and the address; you can send the clam form in before you move but HB will only be paid from the start of your new tenancy and you will have to provide HB with a tenancy agreement signed by you and the landlord as proof of rent.

It may be worth reading the OP - there is no such option.

real1314

Norahs wrote: »

I am assuming that you have found a property that you will shortly be moving to so if you are still at home waiting for a start date you will tick 'at home'. There will be a question asking you when your new tenancy starts and the address; you can send the clam form in before you move but HB will only be paid from the start of your new tenancy and you will have to provide HB with a tenancy agreement signed by you and the landlord as proof of rent.

Not only do you need a tenancy agreement (although it doesn't have to be written - it has to be a liability to pay rent) but you also need to have moved in to the property.

Hence you cannot claim until you are in. You cannot make an advance claim on the basis of an intended date of moving.