Housing Benefit 'Extra Income'

NYM

eeveehoward wrote: »

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So, in the end, we're paying £83pw in rent. Achievable, but purse pinching. Fingers crossed they don't include the family payments as that's my food money.


Again, thanks for the help

I don't think they will include it in the calculation for HB, but if you don't declare it as 'other income' and explain it's source, and they later find out, you'll most likely have your HB suspended until you can prove it's a gift from family.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

W2.617 onwards will answer your question:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236962/hbgm-bw2-assessment-of-income.pdf

What are voluntary payments?
W2.617 A voluntary payment is a payment that has
• a benevolent purpose and
• is given without anything being given in return
R(IS) 4/94
W2.618 A voluntary payment is similar to a charitable payment but it will not usually be made from a
charitable trust. Voluntary payments are usually paid for the benefit of an individual. But LAs
should recognise that charitable payments may also be made to individuals
• for the relief of poverty, or
• because a wider purpose is involved
W2.619 When deciding if the payment is a voluntary payment, consider the
• background to the payment, and
• reasons for it

eeveehoward

Thanks for that information!

It does look like the £300pm is NOT counted as a type of income. So that's great news.

Of course I will declare it, I don't want any issues down the line which would mean I can't pay my rent!

Housing_Benefit_Officer

eeveehoward wrote: »

Thanks for that information!

It does look like the £300pm is NOT counted as a type of income. So that's great news.

Of course I will declare it, I don't want any issues down the line which would mean I can't pay my rent!

Any problems quote the guidance manual.

fluffymovie

Can I ask who's money is the £6000? You say it's a cash present but is it your cash but you have agreed with your father to receive it £300 at a time?

If it's your cash, it should be used as capital IMHO

gayleygoo

If it's a birthday present, why do you not get it all at once? If it's a gift you should be able to do whatever you want with it, including blowing it all on a car or holiday if you like. At £300 per month, it will take nearly two years to pay one year's birthday present. It sounds more like maintenance while you're a student. Not that it matters probably, as long as you're both happy with the arrangement. Either way, if it's a gift it isn't counted as income.

borkid

eeveehoward wrote: »

My partner is looking for work. HB is only a temporary solution until he is able to find full-time work. He recently graduated with a degree in Zoology, and jobs related to his field are few and far-between.

The obvious thing to do is for him to take any work he can find and continue looking for work in his chosen field. When I worked in research many years ago my boss looked unfavourably on anyone with a gap in employment. She would rather they did some type of work even if not science related, she wanted to know they could 'get out of bed in the morning'.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

fluffymovie wrote: »

Can I ask who's money is the £6000? You say it's a cash present but is it your cash but you have agreed with your father to receive it £300 at a time?

If it's your cash, it should be used as capital IMHO

It is voluntary income. If it remains unspent in a bank then it would be treated as capital.

eeveehoward

I would like to say that the £6000 was agreed to be paid in instalments because he said he had monetary issues. I would have preferred it in one go, personally, but I'm not going to argue with someone giving me money! Either way, I have emails from him stating that it will be paid in instalments

In relation to my partner... He is looking for all types of work, but focussing on his field. He doesn't have much experience, so when he applies for jobs he is usually beaten out by people with a better employment history. There are various internships he's applying for within his field as well as jobs
outside his field. Please don't assume that he's just sat on his !!!!, he's been looking for work since May when he left University. We are both spending several hours a day completing applications for jobs/internships.

As this issue has been resolved, I would normally delete the post. However, MSE messed up a little with my account and deleted the original account I posted with (I was able to recreate an account with the same username). I cannot delete the post, and would appreciate it if there were no more replies


Thank you very much to all who helped. And I wish you all a very good day.