Help with housing benefit

Candy53

I really feel for you and your sister OP, for what you've had to go through, and for so long.

Re proof that the sister lives there, if there are some neighbours who know that she lives there, wouldn't the council take their witness statements as proof? That's if any of them would do that.


Candy

Faith177

I'm on a pre-payment meter and the company (EDF) send me quartely statements showing my useage. Could you not ask for something similar from your supplier or is it in your name too and not your sisters?

Housing_Benefit_Officer

nannytone wrote: »

i get the impression that the OP put the appeal in their own name and not that of the sister.
as it is the sister that is the tenant, the OP would have nothing to appeal about as they are not the claimant.

the appeal has to be in the name of the tenant ( the sister)

Although if the Local Authority has accepted the brother an an appointee for his sister then he can appeal and his appeal will be treated as his sisters appeal.

puppy999

Some of your comets are really useful thank you.

However I am a little confused can I make an appeal on behalf of my sister or not ? the council state no. One of your comments state no yet the housing officer takes a different view and refers to p58
chapter 5.7 the guide to housing benefit by Sam Lister and Martin Ward in which they appear to disagree and say yes I have read these articles with great interest my only concern is this just a GUIDE and not legally binding ??
For the avoidance of any doubt I have now made a new appeal in my sisters name may be I should appeal against the previous appeal not been accepted The council will have taken advise and have high lighted NON_DEPENDENT can act
THE ELECTRIC BILL which the council keep on insisting for
my sister received a text from NPOWER they gave an account
number and stated if we rang them quoted the account number
they would send out a bill/statement
GREAT AT LAST I rang the number they supplied my enthusiasm
was short lived I was passed from dept to dept only to be cut off half an hour later I was informed a new account has to be set up and could take up to four weeks as they are changing accounts
and could not send out a statement
Our local MP who is also the local Councillor is in the area on the 21st Sept hopefully we will get an appointment

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Ask the council if they consider you an appointee if they say yes - direct them to the guidance.