Housing benefit query

HappyMJ

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, just about says it all.

Does it...Should I charge her rent then? The rent is £91 per week so should I ask for £6.50 per night? I dont think it'll go down well.

SuzieSue

HappyMJ wrote: »

Does it...Should I charge her rent then? The rent is £91 per week so should I ask for £6.50 per night? I dont think it'll go down well.

Yes, and give some of the HB back.

HappyMJ

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, and give some of the HB back.

She'd be a lodger and the income (up to £20) from which is excluded (3 nights @ £19.50) so it's more money in my pocket. I don't mind. I'll ask her later and see what she says.;)

pandaspot

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, and give some of the HB back.

Why? he is entitled to his hb, his gf doesn't live at the property she lives elsewhere and only stays a couple of times a week

SuzieSue

pandaspot wrote: »

Why? he is entitled to his hb, his gf doesn't live at the property she lives elsewhere and only stays a couple of times a week

Yes, sorry I forgot, everyone is entitled to everything aren't they? Silly me. I had forgotten about those adverts where we are all encouraged to see what we are all entitled to. After all, it's all free money from the state.

pandaspot

Well obviously not, not everyone is entitled to everything are they. But he is entitled to his hb. If you have a problem with his situation report him to fraud, but if his gf has a home elsewhere then there is no case.

So what if hb claimants have a relative stay for 2nights they have to charge them board and lodge, notify the hb dept do they? And ask for their benefit to be reassessed?

SuzieSue

pandaspot wrote: »

Well obviously not, not everyone is entitled to everything are they. But he is entitled to his hb. If you have a problem with his situation report him to fraud, but if his gf has a home elsewhere then there is no case.

So what if hb claimants have a relative stay for 2nights they have to charge them board and lodge, notify the hb dept do they? And ask for their benefit to be reassessed?

He said that one of the reasons he doesn't charge his gf rent was because it is paid by HB, implying that if it wasn't then he might. So why should it make a difference? He should charge her rent and then return the HB. Just because the rules say he doesn't have to under a certain amount, doesn't mean that he doesn't have a moral obligation to. The last government brainwashed us in to believing that everyone was entitled to something just for breathing and that no-one has to put anything back into society and that is why we are bankrupt.

dseventy

pandaspot wrote: »

So what if hb claimants have a relative stay for 2nights they have to charge them board and lodge, notify the hb dept do they? And ask for their benefit to be reassessed?

No thats silly.

The OP has a regular agreement for someone to stay over 50% of the time, and they are struggling for money.

D70

pandaspot

dseventy wrote: »

No thats silly.

The OP has a regular agreement for someone to stay over 50% of the time.

D70

I know, I was being a bit stupid, has no relevance

Sorry

Not getting involved in flaming

HappyMJ

SuzieSue wrote: »

He said that one of the reasons he doesn't charge his gf rent was because it is paid by HB, implying that if it wasn't then he might. So why should it make a difference? He should charge her rent and then return the HB. Just because the rules say he doesn't have to under a certain amount, doesn't mean that he doesn't have a moral obligation to. The last government brainwashed us in to believing that everyone was entitled to something just for breathing and that no-one has to put anything back into society and that is why we are bankrupt.

Good point I also pay £42 per week in interest on the mortgage on which I am not "entitled to" any help. It's a shared ownership property and the interest is paid out of what I earn. I should also charge her a portion of that too. But then do I pass on part of the capital gain back to her...Too confusing.