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MSE News: Struggling with benefit changes? Contact your council - £20m unclaimed last

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More than £20m meant to help those struggling with housing costs following benefit reforms wasn't spent by councils...
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Struggling with benefit changes? Contact your council - £20m unclaimed last year

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but individual councils are still refusing discretionary housing payments to recipients of DLA. truly shocking0
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the councils dont have a clue what they are doing themselves nothing surprises me when it comes to them but then again it will probably line the pockets of the big wigs directors bonuses0
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but individual councils are still refusing discretionary housing payments to recipients of DLA. truly shocking
So if a claimant for DHP receiveS DLA care and mobility but don't spend a penny on care and mobility should it be disregarded as income when calculating any entitlement to DHP?These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
local council guy suggested I apply for DHP, even though turned down last year- seems a single person, reasonably healthy, with no dependents, are not worthy of help with dreaded bedroom tax!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
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Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »So if a claimant for DHP receiveS DLA care and mobility but don't spend a penny on care and mobility should it be disregarded as income when calculating any entitlement to DHP?
someone affected by the reduction in housing benefit on my council arent asked what they use their DLA for, they just automatically class it as income.
so its not a case of people not using it for their disability ... the council dont care what it is used for .. it is income!
even though it is disregarded for every other means tested benefit
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i didnt say that.
someone affected by the reduction in housing benefit on my council arent asked what they use their DLA for, they just automatically class it as income.
so its not a case of people not using it for their disability ... the council dont care what it is used for .. it is income!
even though it is disregarded for every other means tested benefit
Let's not forget the additional premiums on those means tested benefits on top of their DLA. It seems fair that DLA is counted as income, when someone receiving JSA alone could have less than half the income of someone in receipt of DLA.0 -
Let's not forget the additional premiums on those means tested benefits on top of their DLA. It seems fair that DLA is counted as income, when someone receiving JSA alone could have less than half the income of someone in receipt of DLA.
It's not fair when many peoples disabilities costs more than their DLA.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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Let's not forget the additional premiums on those means tested benefits on top of their DLA. It seems fair that DLA is counted as income, when someone receiving JSA alone could have less than half the income of someone in receipt of DLA.
but as indie says .. the disabled have extra costs.
and those on low rate care receive no premiums.
up to last may, i was in the position that i received £40 a week in disability benefit, but was paying out in excess of £50 a week to maintain my indepeandance. i was also having to top up my rent by £14 and my council tax by £5. i didnt apply for DHP because i was managing and i thought that the funds could be better spent elsewhere.
as it stands, the council wouldnt have been interested in what my |DLA was being spent on. they wouldnt have considered helping me regardless.
someone on JSA has far more prospects of improving their lot than a disabled person
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i didnt say that.
someone affected by the reduction in housing benefit on my council arent asked what they use their DLA for, they just automatically class it as income.
so its not a case of people not using it for their disability ... the council dont care what it is used for .. it is income!
even though it is disregarded for every other means tested benefit
When we look at DHP claims we look at all income and all expenditure before deciding to award or not and for how long we should award. DHP is only a short term solution and isn't meant to roll on year after year. Someone getting DLA is substantially better off than a 20 year old on JSA.These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »Someone getting DLA is substantially better off than a 20 year old on JSA.
No we're not. A healthy 20 year doesn't have that many extra costs. Especially when they live at home.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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Virtual sealed pot #178 £80.250
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