Entitlement to Enhanced Housing Benefit premium?

lemonmeringuepie

I am on PIP, enhanced daily living and in the support group-I read on CAB website that this meant I would get a 'passported benefit premium' in housing benefit. However the local council are saying 1) Enhanced Housing premium does not exist anymore(?) and I am not entitled to a premium as it is inlcuded in my Income related ESA(???) It sounds like a load of nonsense to me-does anyone know the rules in this?

tomtontom

Are you on income related ESA? If so you should receive the full rate of HB/ LHA for your situation. The premium you are thinking of forms part of your applicable amount, if you already receive the maximum rate you will not get more.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

lemonmeringuepie wrote: »

I am on PIP, enhanced daily living and in the support group-I read on CAB website that this meant I would get a 'passported benefit premium' in housing benefit. However the local council are saying 1) Enhanced Housing premium does not exist anymore(?) and I am not entitled to a premium as it is inlcuded in my Income related ESA(???) It sounds like a load of nonsense to me-does anyone know the rules in this?

What do you think this premium will give you extra to what you already receive?

If on ESA I you get full HB help anyway so the premium gives you nothing extra?

I have never heard of enhanced housing premium - what is it?