Housing Benefit under occupancy Help

nixe

oops soz really thought you meant child benifit, is getting tired now lol.

Morlock

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

So where does the allocations policy referred to support your opinion?

Which opinion? Make it clear what it is that you are asking for.

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

Oh. Before you waste too much time reading through the finer points, I should probably tell you that I helped write the thing and am, as a result, quite familiar with its content and intention.

Which allocations policy did you help write?

Dunroamin

nixe wrote: »

i dont get ctb. one in full time work and other at uni.

So you actually have income from four adults coming into the house?

lighting_up_the_chalice

Morlock wrote: »

Which opinion? Make it clear what it is that you are asking for.

You said that the allocations policy is king. It dictates how allocations are made and to whom. I'm asking you to show me where, in this allocations policy, it says that single people are only entitled to one bedroom accommodation. I'll even accept it as a general rule.

Morlock wrote: »

Which allocations policy did you help write?

The Tees Valley Common Allocations Policy, among others.

lighting_up_the_chalice

Dunroamin wrote: »

So you actually have income from four adults coming into the house?

There was a misunderstanding over my very lazy use of abbreviations and acronyms. CB, CT, CTB .... See what I mean?

Dunroamin

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

There was a misunderstanding over my very lazy use of abbreviations and acronyms. CB, CT, CTB .... See what I mean?

I understood perfectly what you meant but it doesn't alter the point I made.:)

Morlock

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

You said that the allocations policy is king. It dictates how allocations are made and to whom. I'm asking you to show me where, in this allocations policy, it says that single people are only entitled to one bedroom accommodation. I'll even accept it as a general rule.

I never stated that single people were only entitled to one-bedroom properties, there are a few exemptions. Pensioners, some disabled who qualify for overnight care etc.

Without any qualifying exemptions, a single person is only entitled to a one-bedroom property.

lighting_up_the_chalice

Dunroamin wrote: »

I understood perfectly what you meant but it doesn't alter the point I made.:)

I think the adult children were highlighted to indicate that CB was no longer relevant. However, CB was confused with CT/CTB. There is no indication that the adult children live at home and may impact on CTB, just that their age will impact on CB. Of course, I may be wrong!

lighting_up_the_chalice

Morlock wrote: »

I never stated that single people were only entitled to one-bedroom properties, there are a few exemptions. Pensioners, some disabled who qualify for overnight care etc.

Without any qualifying exemptions, a single person is only entitled to a one-bedroom property.

No. As the policy states, a "suitably sized flat". No definition of suitability is given in the policy and, as you have indicated, the policy is God. So we have adverts for 2 bed flats stating "Suitable for singles or couples over 18".

In Middlesbrough, the main Social Housing provider doesn't house children under 14 in flats, regardless of the number of bedrooms. They believe that children should have access to a garden. So who are all the 2 bed flats going to be allocated to?

Dunroamin

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

I think the adult children were highlighted to indicate that CB was no longer relevant. However, CB was confused with CT/CTB. There is no indication that the adult children live at home and may impact on CTB, just that their age will impact on CB. Of course, I may be wrong!

I read it that there are two adult children at home, one working and one at university, which was why I couldn't understand the bother about paying a small amount of extra rent with four adults contributing. (Mind you, we could both be wrong.)