We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
help for working son
red_devil
Posts: 10,793 Forumite
Son is under 25 and is about to move into a one bed flat at the cost of £350 a month plus council tax etc.
He works over 30 hrs a week can he get any housing benefit to help with the rent. He earns about 14 thousand a year i think.
Thanks
He works over 30 hrs a week can he get any housing benefit to help with the rent. He earns about 14 thousand a year i think.
Thanks
:footie:
0
Comments
-
He might get the shared room rate of housing benefit but nothing more than that. Not sure if he earns too much to claim though!
HBS x"I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."
"It's easy to know what you're against, quite another to know what you're for."
#Bremainer0 -
He will be taking home around £1000 per months and pays £350 rent.Son is under 25 and is about to move into a one bed flat at the cost of £350 a month plus council tax etc.
He works over 30 hrs a week can he get any housing benefit to help with the rent. He earns about 14 thousand a year i think.
Thanks
Why should he need any benefits?0 -
Son is under 25 and is about to move into a one bed flat at the cost of £350 a month plus council tax etc.
He works over 30 hrs a week can he get any housing benefit to help with the rent. He earns about 14 thousand a year i think.
Thanks
I seriously hope that he can't get anything with an income like that.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »I seriously hope that he can't get anything with an income like that.
im asking for facts not personal opinions.:footie:0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »I seriously hope that he can't get anything with an income like that.
The Benefit cap rules will limit benefits to £350 pw week for single claimants. This is based on the median earnings after tax so I don't think a gross wage of £14k is that much to be honest, apparently lower than the average in the UK. Dont ask me where they get these figures but there you go!
In relation to rent etc, it may well be seen as high but I don't think it's a massive amount overall.
Op - if living alone, he will be entitled to 25% discount on his Ctax regardless of income with his Single Person Discount.I currently manage a Housing Benefit service and have been working in Housing / council tax benefit (as was) since 2001.
All views expressed in my posts are my own opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.0 -
what is the LHA for shared accommodation in the area that he will be living. This is the amount that will be used in calculations for housing benefit not the £350...eg if the LHA is £52 per week then housing benefit will use £225 as the rental figure and then reduce based on his earnings.
I would expect that he is unlikely to qualify but you can use http://www.entitledto.co.uk/calculator/ for an idea0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.2K Spending & Discounts
- 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.4K Life & Family
- 258.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards