Landlord Insurance

Cotta

Old_Git wrote: »

tenants may also get a discretionary payment .I know one person who gets a discretionary payment of £15 per week .I know another person who gets a discretionary payment of £7 per week on top of other payments .

What on earth for?

Old_Git

lets say the rent is £450 per month /£103.85 per week Housing benefit may cover £85.The discretionary is to bring the payment closer to £103.85.
The two people I know who get discretionary payments are both disabled .One is aged 48 the other is 54.
One has had a heart attack two strokes and has early stages of parkinsons disease .
Neither will ever work again so they are dependent on benefits .
They cant move to cheaper accommodation as they need a bungalow .
They are in the cheapest suitable accommodation they can find .
One gets a £15 discretionary and pays no rent .The one with parkinsons get £7 discretionary and has to pay £8 rent .Discretionary payments are made for 6 months and then need to be reapplied for .

http://www.nihe.gov.uk/index/benefits/housingbenefit/discretionary_housing_payments.htm

Cotta

Thanks Old Git.

Those examples seems to be justified rather than what we are led to believe such as permanently unemployed people getting improved benefits.

SOLYMAR

I'm with Santander through a broker. Just over £20 per c.m. Never had a problem, but then never had a claim either!