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LHA and council property
Lankies
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Hi all,could someone please tell me if LHA rates are used for calculating housing benefit when renting council property?
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If you check on the Direct Gov website it says that it only applies to private rented accommodation. As far as I know Council House rents are fully eligable for Housing Benefit.
If in doubt ring your council and they will clarify it for you.0 -
Lha does not apply for council PropertiesI currently manage a Housing Benefit service and have been working in Housing / council tax benefit (as was) since 2001.
All views expressed in my posts are my own opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.0 -
Thankyou for your replies,have been going round in circles trying to establish how the calculations are done on council property,my son is on long term IB of £106 per week,his council rent is £58.36 per week and yet the council say he is only entitled to housing benefit of £38.69 per week0
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Thankyou for your replies,have been going round in circles trying to establish how the calculations are done on council property,my son is on long term IB of £106 per week,his council rent is £58.36 per week and yet the council say he is only entitled to housing benefit of £38.69 per week
Just because he lives in a council house it does not mean that he is eligible for HB to cover the entire cost of his rent. It is an income-based benefit so they'll have assessed him on the basis of his circumstances. The council should be able to provide him with information on how they made their calculation.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_100189260 -
Thankyou for your replies,have been going round in circles trying to establish how the calculations are done on council property,my son is on long term IB of £106 per week,his council rent is £58.36 per week and yet the council say he is only entitled to housing benefit of £38.69 per week
Just because he lives in a council house it does not mean that he is eligible for HB to cover the entire cost of his rent. It is an income-based benefit so they'll have assessed him on the basis of his circumstances. The council should be able to provide him with information on how they made their calculation.
If water charges, heating, or electric is included in the rent, these won't be covered by HB
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_100189260
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