housing benefits

kanari

hi,

actually I am getting housing benefits and I am entitled to one bedroom flat rate and have to move soon

I have found a two bedroom flat for the same price of the one I am renting now

I want to know if I can rent two bedroom flat even if I am entitled to one bedroom ???

will the housing benefits pay for me the rate I am entiteld to whatever the size of the flat I am renting 1 or 2 bedroom like it doesnt matter with them ???

or if I am entitled to 1 bedroom rate I have to rent only 1 bedroom , and if I rent 2 bedroom will be a problem and refuse the claim ???

sorry for my english

thank you

cockaleekee

You will be entitled to the same rate that you receive now.

Morlock

kanari wrote: »

hi,

actually I am getting housing benefits and I am entitled to one bedroom flat rate and have to move soon

I have found a two bedroom flat for the same price of the one I am renting now

I want to know if I can rent two bedroom flat even if I am entitled to one bedroom ???

Yes, no problem. Bedroom tax only applies to those in social housing, not private rental.

cockaleekee

Morlock wrote: »

Yes, no problem. Bedroom tax only applies to those in social housing, not private rental.

kanari did not mention the bedroom tax ...

kanari

thank you for replies

chelle_bell

Bedroom tax doesn't just apply to council houses.

I live in a private let, 3 bedroom. I used to get a small amount of housing benefit, I got a letter in saying it was being reduced due to bedroom tax. I have 2 children age 8 and 1. In the eyes of Housing Benefit, they should share a bedroom, so I only get allowance for 2 bedrooms (one for me and one for both kids) so even though I am on the 2 bedroom rate, they are still taking more off me because I have a spare bedroom. I dont have a spare bedroom, each kid is in their own bedroom. I cant understand why they pay me a 2 bedroom rate, in a 3 bedroom house, then take money off me for an extra bedroom that they dont already give me money for.

My friend works for a housing association and she cant understand the reasoning, and she thought it was only council houses too.

But yeah, this applies to anyone getting HB.

I increased my working hours and dont get any HB now, thank god, they can shove it.

paddedjohn

chelle_bell wrote: »

Bedroom tax doesn't just apply to council houses.

I live in a private let, 3 bedroom. I used to get a small amount of housing benefit, I got a letter in saying it was being reduced due to bedroom tax. I have 2 children age 8 and 1. In the eyes of Housing Benefit, they should share a bedroom, so I only get allowance for 2 bedrooms (one for me and one for both kids) so even though I am on the 2 bedroom rate, they are still taking more off me because I have a spare bedroom. I dont have a spare bedroom, each kid is in their own bedroom. I cant understand why they pay me a 2 bedroom rate, in a 3 bedroom house, then take money off me for an extra bedroom that they dont already give me money for.

My friend works for a housing association and she cant understand the reasoning, and she thought it was only council houses too.

But yeah, this applies to anyone getting HB.

I increased my working hours and dont get any HB now, thank god, they can shove it.

It only applies to social housing, it is not a tax it is a reduction in benefit. You live in a 3bed private let and you are only entitled to the 2bed rate which has been the case for years. If you can find a 3 bed house private rent that falls within the 2 bed rate then you won't have to top up your rent.

Dunroamin

chelle_bell wrote: »

Bedroom tax doesn't just apply to council houses.

I live in a private let, 3 bedroom. I used to get a small amount of housing benefit, I got a letter in saying it was being reduced due to bedroom tax. I have 2 children age 8 and 1. In the eyes of Housing Benefit, they should share a bedroom, so I only get allowance for 2 bedrooms (one for me and one for both kids) so even though I am on the 2 bedroom rate, they are still taking more off me because I have a spare bedroom. I dont have a spare bedroom, each kid is in their own bedroom. I cant understand why they pay me a 2 bedroom rate, in a 3 bedroom house, then take money off me for an extra bedroom that they dont already give me money for.

My friend works for a housing association and she cant understand the reasoning, and she thought it was only council houses too.

But yeah, this applies to anyone getting HB.

I increased my working hours and dont get any HB now, thank god, they can shove it.

There's gratitude for the benefit system that helped you when you needed it and a success story for the new system!

Dunroamin

paddedjohn wrote: »

It only applies to social housing, it is not a tax it is a reduction in benefit. You live in a 3bed private let and you are only entitled to the 2bed rate which has been the case for years. If you can find a 3 bed house private rent that falls within the 2 bed rate then you won't have to top up your rent.

I believe that some tenants in the private sector are still on HB and haven't switched to LHA. I don't know whether they're affected by the cut in benefits.

paddedjohn

If they haven't switched to LHA then they must have been on benefits for a hell of a long time

Dunroamin

paddedjohn wrote: »

If they haven't switched to LHA then they must have been on benefits for a hell of a long time

Does that surprise anyone?