Shared room x3 or 3 bed house rate?

miduck

nannytone wrote: »

ajthough some councils are exampting people on certain benefits, areas where there are large nimbers of people that are exempt automatically ( pensioners and students) seem to be finding it necessary to pass the costs in as they are taking a big hit

Ours (high student population) is making up the funds through increasing the liability on those that own empty and second houses. I've seen their stats and they make a lot of sense (and I actively seek out misleading stats ). I think a lot of LAs were too quick to pick the easy option.

nannytone_2

its fortunate that there are enough empty and second homes.

my council hasnt said what theyre doing yet, but with a population with over 50% pensioners.... it isnt looking hopeful

kizzie_nikita

sandraroffey wrote: »

you can find your LHA on your local councils website.

I know this, like i stated in my original post, i was confused as what i'm getting now, to what the calculator says i should be getting is completely different.

miduck wrote: »

k_n, are you sure that the calculator did not give you a four weekly figure? £390 every four weeks equates to roughly £425 a month.

Says 'monthly'

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Uni students cannot claim LHA.

They are also exempt from council tax, which means that if you rent a three bed house, liability for CT will fall to the two of you, instead of all three.

I know this also, we're due to move soon feb-march, and he starts Uni in September, so until then (unless he gets a job) he'll be on HB & JSA

kizzie_nikita

nannytone wrote: »

are you all on the same JSA claim or do you all claim individually?

so as individuals, you all have your own entitlement to housing benefit ( assuming you are all on the tenancy agreement)

from april, council tax benefit will change to council tax support.

each council has its own rules so you will have to contact them to find out how much you will be expected to contribute

I just did the online calculator again and it's saying a 3 bedroom rate, not shared, which i really don't understand!

nannytone_2

as i said previously ... you dont all have a joint claim for JSA, and so you will all have ibndividual claims for housing benefit.

you only put your own details in the calculator ... not your housemates too

kizzie_nikita

nannytone wrote: »

as i said previously ... you dont all have a joint claim for JSA, and so you will all have ibndividual claims for housing benefit.

you only put your own details in the calculator ... not your housemates too

it asks things like if they're working, if not what benefits do they get and which rooms do you all use etc

nannytone_2

trust me ... you all have your own individual entitlement to housing benefit, in the same way as you all have individual entitlement to JSA.
you are not 1 household. you are 3 seperate households that occupy they same property

System

kizzie_nikita wrote: »

it asks things like if they're working, if not what benefits do they get and which rooms do you all use etc

If i remember from the actual LHA form, thats only relevent if they are non dependents (say family etc), it specifically says not to include anyone who you only share bathroom/living room/kitchen with so you don't need to include them on the calculator

kizzie_nikita

I do believe you, and thank you so much for helping me.

So should i just put in my details and see what i get? and then just assume they'll get the same amount and see how much we get from there, to which homes we apply for?

Do you think if i rang the council, they'd be able to tell me?

iluvmarmite

I take it you have read these rules. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500184/local_housing_allowance/4249/local_housing_allowance/7

When trying to find out how much you will get just put in your own details as if you were renting a room in someone's house, don't put in details of the others. If you are all similar ages then the amount should be the same.

In my area I just have to type in LHA for Weymouth and it will tell me the fixed rate for each type of accommodation, for example they will pay £400pm towards a 3 bed house, if it's more then the tenant has to pay the rest themselves, of course all areas vary and could pay more or less LHA.