Brother told not eligible for housing benefit or to go on housing list.

MissMoneypenny

flosswoss21 wrote: »

CMHT know the full history of when he arrived in the UK, what disability benefit he was claiming in Ireland and when he stopped the claim etc. I didn't have to sign anything as he is still legally an adult and the CMHT went through his application with him in full, but I will try to speak with the team and raise that issue, as I don't want him to be in a situation where he is potentially claiming something not entitled to and would need to repay (now something I will be stressing about on his behalf!).

Perhaps show CMHT that UK government link that I gave?
https://www.gov.uk/pip/eligibility

And look at whether your brother's Disability benefits from Ireland should have continued when he moved to the UK?

Better to get it sorted now than to get a nasty surprise later.

BigAunty

nannytone wrote: »

the OP states in post 13 that the teensy is solely in their name and not the brothers.
just that the brother is named on the tenancy along with the cat and the dog.
this makes the OP solely liable for the rent

Unfortunately, the statement he makes is ambiguous as he claims to be on the lease on his own but also says his brother is listed as a tenant - these contradict each other - 'he is listed as a TENANT on the tenancy lease (just checked it myself now) but the lease is in my name'.

I can't understand why his brother would be listed as a tenant on the agreement if he's not signed it as a tenant. If he's not a joint tenant, then he's not a tenant at all, just an occupier.

nannytone_2

BigAunty wrote: »

Unfortunately, the statement he makes is ambiguous as he claims to be on the lease on his own but also says his brother is listed as a tenant - these contradict each other - 'he is listed as a TENANT on the tenancy lease (just checked it myself now) but the lease is in my name'.

I can't understand why his brother would be listed as a tenant on the agreement if he's not signed it as a tenant. If he's not a joint tenant, then he's not a tenant at all, just an occupier.

the OP also says the cat and dog are listed too!

i think they mean that they are the tenant ( the lease is in their name only) but that the brother is named as living in the property too

MissMoneypenny

pmlindyloo wrote: »

All a little complicated for me after a day at work but presumably a Decision Maker would not have awarded it unless he met all the conditions.

You would think so, but.....over on the immigration boards there are lots of non-UK citzens that found they had been given UK benefits that they shouldn't have applied for. This often results in them having to:-

• pay them all back
• get refused PR in the UK after 5 years (if they used the EEA route the UK)
• refused ILR after 5 years (if they used the UK immigration route)
• get refused further visas to the UK

It's also one of the many things that can be a fail of the Good Character requirement for 10 years, that all must pass if they ever want UK citizenship.

As these people are always told by the mods on those boards, the benefits agencies aren't immigration experts and it was up to them to ensure they didn't apply for what they were never allowed as the UK government site is clear about who can and who can't apply for UK benefits.

If the benefit forms haven't be filled in correctly, then it could be worse for those who entered under EU rules as Germany wants to bring in EU changes so that these are deported and banned
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11060289/Britain-may-copy-Germanys-move-to-deport-benefit-cheats.html