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Confusing benefit top up, I think im correct
dekaspace
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Ok as of August 23rd last year I paid £20 a month top up on my rent.
Jan 2016 I decide to apply for DHP and thought I would ask about backdating it to August meaning up to that point I topped up £120 myself.
Council approves backdating from August 2015 to March 2016.
I suppose the confusion there for me in part is because they pay in arrears so Augusts rent was paid in September I assume.
Anyway got a phone call from landlord today saying my DHP has stopped so I have to pay top ups again and since rent was due at weekend I have to pay today.
Surely for the months of August-Jan he was paid twice for the top up, once by me once by council so no top up is due yet? (handing in new DHP form today anyway)
Yes I will ask for a rent breakdown from landlord but just so I can discuss with landlord first about my concerns.
Jan 2016 I decide to apply for DHP and thought I would ask about backdating it to August meaning up to that point I topped up £120 myself.
Council approves backdating from August 2015 to March 2016.
I suppose the confusion there for me in part is because they pay in arrears so Augusts rent was paid in September I assume.
Anyway got a phone call from landlord today saying my DHP has stopped so I have to pay top ups again and since rent was due at weekend I have to pay today.
Surely for the months of August-Jan he was paid twice for the top up, once by me once by council so no top up is due yet? (handing in new DHP form today anyway)
Yes I will ask for a rent breakdown from landlord but just so I can discuss with landlord first about my concerns.
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Maybe worth reapplying for DHP. Sounds like it ended because it is the end of the financial year.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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Yes I am reapplying, good point on the financial year but its more about the LL claiming I now owe money because its stopped when in my mind I should be £120 in credit minus this months £200
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Landlord should produce a rent statement.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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There is no requirement to.
If the tenant wants to dispute something, then they themselves should produce a rent statement.
Surely if the landlord claims money is owed they should produce a rent statement to prove such a claim not the tenant to prove they don't?
In other words they are disputing something to me and I am responding to that dispute.0 -
Surely if the landlord claims money is owed they should produce a rent statement to prove such a claim not the tenant to prove they don't?
In other words they are disputing something to me and I am responding to that dispute.
Neither you nor the landlord need produce anything.
Unless a court case is initiated, then you are entitled to keep it that way.Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.0
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