Housing benefit lowered because of excess income?

nannytone_2

real1314 wrote: »

On a means tested basis a couple would also be allowed amounts for each child (approx £60 per child) and also extra amounts for children who get DLA (iirc).

If you're just going to use the couple rate, you'd have to ignore the Child Tax Credit and any other allowances for children.

That would leave the IB at £108 and Carer's Allowance at £55.

The changes the OP has suggested would not generally lead to a significant reduction - it may be worth the OP checking with the council that:-

1. None of the DLA has been treated as income (it should all be disregarded)

2. A carer's premium has been included in the allowances

3. Appropriate Disabled child premiums have also been included in the allowances.

My knowledge isn't fully up to date, but i think the above points are still valid.

Incidentally, IB should be taken into account. :cool:

i have ignored the tax credits. the only income i used was the incapacity and carers. i also said the IB was income

Helen42

Hope no one minds me adding to this but the part I do not understand is the tax credits part, surely someone in receipt of tax credits would be working (please please correct me if I am wrong) so if this is the case the wages of the person who is working would be taken into account as well for HB?

davefrombristol

No Child Tax Credit can and is paid to anyone not working.

merlin68

£3336 a month with DLA, I think you can afford the rent. That is shocking.
Hubbie works 6 days a week, 12 hours a day for about £300 a week. We have to pay our rent and council tax.

I_love_Harrison

neo866 wrote: »

Recently my partners housing benefit was lowered to roughly half because we have excess income.
I would like some advice to see if this is correct.
Some info:
I've lived with my partner for 7 years and we have 4 children (3 are hers from a previous relationship and we have 1 together)
3 of our children are autistic.

I am in receipt of incapacity benefit at £108 pw
My partner receives Child Tax Credit at 380 pw
She also receives Child benefit at £242 pm
And Carer's Allowance at £55 pw
The children get:
£372 DLA for our youngest and
£275 X2 for our twins

We've only recently been receiving the money for the twins (£275x2) as they have only just been diagnosed as having autism and this is when the council changed our entitlement.
I have no problem if everything is above board and correct but I've been told DLA and my Incapacity benefit is not to be taken into account?
I'm a bit confused by it all so any help would be great.
Thanks

You don't get full HB when your on IB as IB pays more than IS however your partner should be getting an IS top up as well as her CA.

DLA isn't counted as income but you should inform CTC you get DLA as you get disability premiums on your CTC.