Work and Housing benefit ???

annie_cardiff

I am single and renting privately, receiving housing benefit and appealing my failed ESA medical. I am at the end of my tether now trying to get this mess sorted out and feel I will have to return to work (if any job is available! ). Does anybody know if there is a threshold for earnings without if affecting my housing benefit. I cannot see me earning enough to enable me to pay rent, c.tax. water, gas,elec etc. I was claiming income support due to medical probs but failed the ESA /ATOS medical like thousands of others and am now worried sick about how I will manage . Any advice please

Morglin

These two sites may help:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018926

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

And, this site gves details of 'applicable amounts' (the amounts they take into account, depending on your age and circumstances). Although, it's a council site, the figures apply countrywide:

http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/benefits/how_to_claim_benefit/benefits_applicable_amounts.htm

Lin