Does anyone know how much DSS/Housing benefit i am entitled to?

Ballistic

Hi, ive recently been made homeless and am on JSA. Ive seen a few cheapish places about but dont wanna go for them until i know what im entittled to. Im 25 years old single male. Ive used a thing called an LHA Calculator (https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/BedRoomCalculator.aspx) ??? My local authority is birmingham city council, the figure i get from here is up to £97 per week. I was wondering if this is correct as the places ive seen are around the £300 per month mark. Any advice would be gratefully apptlreciated, also sorry if this is the wrong section.

nannytone_2

as you are under 35, you will only be entitled to the shared accomodation rate. and that comes back as £56.21 a week for birmingham

Dogger69

The current rate is £56.21 per week.

Ballistic

Hi. This is what someone said to me but when i use that calculator thing it says 97 pound for 1 bedroom??

nannytone_2

thats because you are looking at the 1 bed rate.
as you are under 35 you can only claim for a room in a shared property or a studio/bedsit.
and if you cant get either within the £56,21 you will have to top it up from your benefit

Ballistic

Its really hard to find somewhere that costs 57 pound a week, everywhere that does wants you to pay for gas + electric and other bills seprately and this would be impossible on what im on as i have nothing to put to the side. The places that are around 300 a month are saying to me that would include the costs of bills and stuff.

nannytone_2

you are expected to pay utilities from your JSA. even if you found a property for the £56 and it included bills, they woukld deduct the bills from it.

your JSA is for ALL living expenses and not just food

shop-to-drop

Housing benefit doesn't cover household bills that needs to be budgeted for from your other benefits.

Ballistic

Does anyone know how much a rough edtimate of costs for utilities would be for 1 person every 3 months? Just a rough estimate would be helpfull. I dont want to find somewhere that i end up stuck in a rut after 3 months once the bills arive!!

Ballistic

Would i be looking around the 200£ mark every 3 months for utilitues? Is that abit much or less then i could expect?

nannytone_2

i have a flat any my electric and water work out at around £79is a month , so £219 every 3 months. but sharing the bills with others should bring that amount down