Housing Benefit- renting from parent??

lighting_up_the_chalice

nannytone wrote: »

if the council decide that the tenancy isnt contrived, the amount of LHA she could receive would depend on
age .... unless she has children she would only be entitled to the shared accomodation rate if under 35 or the 1 bed rate if 35 or over
income ... anything that she earns will reduce the amount of LHA she could get.

you have to charge the market rate and be prepared to evict for non payment otherwide the tenancy would be deemed contived, even if it hasnt been until now.

cant she get a gousemate?

It doesn't HAVE to be the market rate. In fact, changing the rental charged for benefit purposes may cause more problems.

Caz3121

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

It doesn't HAVE to be the market rate. In fact, changing the rental charged for benefit purposes may cause more problems.

agree with this, I suspect the best course would be to leave the rent as it is currently - not increasing or decreasing
As has been said though it depends on your daughters age and whether she has children
You may have a property at £100 per week but if she is under 35 with no children at home then they would base all the housing benefit calculations of the shared accommodation rate which could be £50 per week, depending on her income this may mean she would get no help

Auldgit

Thanks for all the info so far folks, all very useful. AG

nannytone_2

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

It doesn't HAVE to be the market rate. In fact, changing the rental charged for benefit purposes may cause more problems.

what i meant was that the OP cant now decide to lower the rent in order for the daughters benefit entitlement to cover it.
because that would make it contrived

Nick_C

Auldgit wrote: »

Hi all, my daughter and her partner have been renting a property I own for over two years now.

I trust that you have been declaring the income to HMRC and paying tax on. If you haven't, the council is entitled to share this information with HMRC and you would be in trouble.

Auldgit

Nick_C wrote: »

I trust that you have been declaring the income to HMRC and paying tax on. If you haven't, the council is entitled to share this information with HMRC and you would be in trouble.

Yes all above board. All due taxes paid. AG

SuziQ

I presume as you haven't answered this, that she has no children. This will mean she is entitled to very little in the way of housing benefit, and may still be unable to afford the house on her own,unfortunately.

Could she not get someone in to share? May be a good thing anyway given the circumstances.

Auldgit

SuziQ wrote: »

I presume as you haven't answered this, that she has no children. This will mean she is entitled to very little in the way of housing benefit, and may still be unable to afford the house on her own,unfortunately.

Could she not get someone in to share? May be a good thing anyway given the circumstances.

Yes you may well be right. Early days. AG

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Of course she is entitled to claim Housing Benefit.

The rent doesn't need to be the market rate.

When renting from relatives your council will look at things a bit more closely.

Don't change things - they will think things are suspicious if the rent suddenly shoots up when she claims Housing Benefit.

Auldgit

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

Of course she is entitled to claim Housing Benefit.

The rent doesn't need to be the market rate.

When renting from relatives your council will look at things a bit more closely.

Don't change things - they will think things are suspicious if the rent suddenly shoots up when she claims Housing Benefit.

Thanks for that- v.useful. AG