Housing benefit and online calculator

LittleHippyHop

Hi everyone

I've had a look at a couple of benefit calculators which say I should be entitled to housing benefit, but I don't think the result sounds right.

My husband earns around £21000 - his basic wage is actually around £15000 but this is going on last years figures with overtime, so have given the higher rate as a figure to tax credits.

We are currently getting £81 a week in child tax credits (twins under 1, me on maternity allowance)

The calculators have both said I could receive around £60 a week in housing benefit.... this doesn't seem right to me though from what I've read on other forums? (too high!) I know these calculators can be wrong but they were spot on with my tax credits.

The sites were entitled to and a benefit checker on a council website (but not my local council- they link to the DVLA website which were way off and said I should be earning an extra £100 in tax credits, very strange!)

Any thoughts? I'm not sure whether to apply anyway and see if we are entitled to something? Or would it be a complete wate of time (those figures just don't seem right to me!)

Thanks

[Deleted User]

are you renting private or social housing?the benefits are different for each
tbh your income seems high for HB but you never know,if i were you i`d tele the councils HB dept and ask,or just apply

LL30

Twins under one? Wowzers, I'm in awe! My lo has just turned one and she's a handful on her own! Hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs, but I always pass this on as I didn't know about it, and although it's not directly related to your query it may help. When on SMP, you minus the first £100 per week for tax credit purposes - slashes your income right down (and if you're on MA, you don't include any of it) As for HB, I'd apply and just see what happens, worth a punt x

LittleHippyHop

thanks, I will give them a ring. Yep twins keep me very busy, can't wait until they both hit the terrible twos!

teagan1966

hi
i only earn under 12 k a year and i get less than 50 so im not sure if urs is right , im council may make a diffrence if a private let