bedroom tax

BigAunty

anguk wrote: »

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edit: just seen BigAunty's reply, so it will apply to council and local authority tenants then?

Yes, April next year I believe.

norfolkshops

so perhaps some local council housing staff haven't been fully briefed on it as it's so far away from being implemented.

well i checked again with a different person and they confirmed it again,so please any one worried about this ,go to there local housing Associates ans ask them ,if they different please let me know thank you in advance

Dunroamin

norfolkshops wrote: »

just found out to-day from my local housing

it only applies to private tenants

not any housing !!! i.e erimus ect

I have no idea what this bit means but, as the HoC overturned the HoL amendment, the measures are still being planned to go ahead after going back to the Lords.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9698000/9698295.stm

norfolkshops

http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2577
These changes will only affect Housing Benefit for people who rent from private landlords.

sleepless_saver

BigAunty wrote: »

So, just to clarify, someone can claim Pension Credit ahead of their state retirement age? I wasn't aware of that.

Women can claim guarantee pension credit at their state pension age, men can claim guarantee pension credit before state pension age - at the state pension age for a woman their age.

anguk

norfolkshops wrote: »

well i checked again with a different person and they confirmed it again,so please any one worried about this ,go to there local housing Associates ans ask them ,if they different please let me know thank you in advance

norfolkshops wrote: »

http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2577
These changes will only affect Housing Benefit for people who rent from private landlords.

Those are the current changes. From next year it will change again and it will affect everyone getting housing benefit not just private tenants, so those in council houses, local authority housing etc will be affected.

The details haven't been finalised yet so Council Housing Staff won't be able to give you the correct details, this is probably the reason why the new changes aren't listed on the council's website, they need to be finalised first. But it is going to happen and anyone in a council house thinking they won't be affected are going to get a shock when it happens.

Put "bedroom tax" into google and all the results will tell you that council/local authority tenants will be affected.

BigAunty

norfolkshops wrote: »

http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2577
These changes will only affect Housing Benefit for people who rent from private landlords.

You've looked at the wrong bit. Look lower down.

From April 2013

Housing Benefit entitlements for working age people in the social sector will reflect family size.

norfolkshops

ok np what is this then march 2012

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/dwp-to-consult-on-social-homes-under-occupation/6520997.article

The size criteria will replicate the size criteria that apply to housing benefit claimants in the private rented sector and whose claims are assessed using the local housing allowance rules.

BigAunty

norfolkshops wrote: »

ok np what is this then march 2012

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/dwp-to-consult-on-social-homes-under-occupation/6520997.article

The size criteria will replicate the size criteria that apply to housing benefit claimants in the private rented sector and whose claims are assessed using the local housing allowance rules.

Have you even read the article? It's not applicable to your scenario which is why it hasn't been discussed. It's about shared accommodation for certain ages.

In the private sector, private tenants under the age of 25 were expected to share accommodation - they weren't eligible for sufficient LHA to cover the cost of a 1 bedroom self-contained property. In January this year, this age increased to 35, therefore only those 35 and over in private property could afford a 1 bedroom property to themselves.

So the article says they don't plan to introduce this to social housing tenants - tenants in the social sector can get HB to cover 1 bedroom places if they are single however young they are.

Probably the reason why a single person can live in a property that isn't shared in social housing is because there is no social housing that is designed for sharing with strangers or unrelated tenants which is common in the private sector.

No help to your situation whatsoever.

Bootsalebargains

It would be good to know how this would affect us.
There are 3 of us (2 adults & 1 child) we are technically in 3 bedroom house (according the council tax) but 2 of the bedrooms have been knocked into 1 for use of a wheelchair and through the floor lift, social services did this through the council, so we don't actaully have a spare room.