Housing & Council Tax Benefit

msaquib

Hi,

Hope you can help - I need to know what are eligobility criteria for Housing and Council Tax Benefit.

I am currently living in an rented property. The owner of the property is related to me and I'm not sure if I would be entitled to claim housing benefit. I am also on low income and also get working tax credit.

Thanks
MS

CIS

If the rental is on a commercial basis rather than just a deal for a relative. Take a look on your local council website and theres often an online calculator.

csarina

We used to live in a house rented to us by my step son, what you need is to wite a note when you fill in the form stating the relationship and that you pay the full market rent and are not subsidised by your relative in any way. That did the trick for us.

I'mcomingbackasaman

msaquib wrote: »

Hi,

Hope you can help - I need to know what are eligobility criteria for Housing and Council Tax Benefit.

I am currently living in an rented property. The owner of the property is related to me and I'm not sure if I would be entitled to claim housing benefit. I am also on low income and also get working tax credit.

Thanks
MS

If you live on your own you can claim 25% discount on Council Tax.
When you apply for Housing Benefit help towards your rent make sure you include your Working tax credit on the application form as this is classed as income as well.