New area......new housing benefit??

MUTTL

Hi
We are at present receiving full housing benefit(Social housing).
I am thinking of taking Mr Heseltines advice, and getting on my bike, to Northamptonshire......Can anybody advise as to what housing benefit we would receive(The rented houses in Northampton are approx. £700 a month)
Thx

MUTTL

Sorry,
I forgot to say, we are 2 adults(she 60, me 58)
thx

pmlindyloo

Use your preferred post code in Northampton and complete this benefit calulator:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/benefits-check

Caz3121

MUTTL wrote: »

Sorry,
I forgot to say, we are 2 adults(she 60, me 58)
thx

If private rented you would qualify for the one bedroom rate (as a maximum) which is £99.06 per week. This would be reduced by excess income and if your rent was higher you would need to pay the difference yourself

MUTTL

Thankyou both
very helpful
thx

tomtontom

Keep in mind that you would need to have a deposit and usually one month's rent in advance, plus many landlords are unwilling to let to those heavily reliant on benefits.

MUTTL

Ok thx.
That £99 .....is that per week per person, or per week per 2 people?
Thx.

tomtontom

MUTTL wrote: »

Ok thx.
That £99 .....is that per week per person, or per week per 2 people?
Thx.

That is per two people.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

MUTTL wrote: »

Hi

I am thinking of taking Mr Heseltines advice, and getting on my bike, to Northamptonshire......
Thx

It was Norman Tebbit and it was about getting on your bike to find work. Good luck in you new job.

MUTTL

Ok
Mr Tebbit then,sorry............................It was a long time ago.Lol
thx

BigAunty

Have you considered a mutual exchange/swap? You have security of tenure as a social housing tenant while as a private tenant, you have the potential of not getting your tenancy agremeent renewed (and they are mainly 6 months in duration).

Local Housing Allowance rates (which calculates HB in the private sector) are capped at the lowest third of market rents so are the bottom third cheapest properties and the majority of landlords do not accept HB claimants.

Do social housing landlords in the new area accept applications to transfer or award any higher priority if you move to take up a job? I don't know the position on this. Originally social housing landlords did their best not to accept any transfers but I know the government didn't like the way that prevented tenants from seeking work elsewhere, I just don't know if the govt made them change their allocation policies which used to insist on a local connection.