Letter to cancel Housing Benefit - advice needed

peter999

bengarton wrote:

real1314 is right. Theoretically a claim can only stop when you cease to become entitled(i.e. income too high, capital exceeds limits).

What are we talking about here, a claim to what ??

If you write terminating your Housing Benefit, it will be terminated.
If you write a letter terminating JSA, it will be terminated.
You do not need to quote income/capital or reasons for terminating claim.

Can you explain how a claim will continue if someone writes a letter terminating their claim.

Can you quote specific benefits information ??

peter999

peter999

seven-day-weekend wrote:

So you can't just say you no longer wish to claim?

That right seems to have been removed !!!???
Once you are on the rollercoaster, you can't get off.
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seven-day-weekend

peter999 wrote:

That right seems to have been removed !!!???
Once you are on the rollercoaster, you can't get off.
.

Stupid.

I can understand it for maintenance or pensions or perhaps for tax credits, but HB/CTB?

IIRC I remember a young friend of mine coming off JSA because of the hassle.

vyvyan_2

I've sent the letter off saying that for personal reasons and as my entitlement has decreased significantly over the past couple of years, I would like to manage my own budget and finances independently from now on - adding a few other vague & polite phrases. I've stated that I expect this effective from (date being the day after my last payment).

I will post the outcome/reply on here when I have it.

I feel a sense of relief but am holding back until I've had a response.

I'm not dabbling with my Tax credits at all and I've got no intention of thinking of cancelling it. I told them when my hours increased permanently on my contract and they sent me a revised award notice, and those payment have been steady. I'll expect the usual review next spring/summer when I get my p60. The total earnings for the year (including overtime) will show up then. That is when 'overpayments' occur. Many different threads on this.

msmicawber

Hi Vyvvyan,

I'm sure it will all be fine (despite all the scaremongering above) and that you'll receive a pro forma letter confirming that your claim has been cancelled very quickly.

(To my amusement, mine was the clearest piece of correspondence I'd ever received concerning my benefit!)

Best wishes.

vyvyan_2

A quick update - I've had a reply, simply stating that the claim has been cancelled and the reason being that I wanted to withdraw the benefit claim.

real1314

That's Illegal!!! :mad:


(only joking )

seven-day-weekend

I'm really glad it was that straightforward for you Vyvyan.

I must admit I found it hard to believe that you couldn't just say in effect 'I don't want to claim this public money any more' as other people have implied.

Common sense prevails!

real1314

seven-day-weekend wrote:

I'm really glad it was that straightforward for you Vyvyan.

I must admit I found it hard to believe that you couldn't just say in effect 'I don't want to claim this public money any more' as other people have implied.

Common sense prevails!

ahem! I never said it wouldn't be that easy, just that technically it isn't supposed to be.

Technically there were no grounds to review the decision as no change in circumstances had occurred. Technically the person who has made the "decision" has made an unlawful decision.
But that's ok, we don't mind people making unlawful decisions that we agree with.;)

msmicawber

I bet that was the quickest reply you've ever had from them, Vyvyan!

With very best wishes for 2007.