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Working out housing benefit calculations
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For anyone that is claiming housing benefit/LHA then you can't claim anymore than what your rent is. For example, if your rent is £500 PCM and your HB max allowance for the area/circumstances is £520 then you would get £500 and not a penny more.So what happens now if the rents have fallento under your allowance for your area, but you don't want to move to a nicer place?
Shall I ask my landlord to put my rent up to the amount I can get, and then ask for all new furniture or something?
Why would you want to ask the LL to increase the rent? :eek:
Do you claim HB? just curious because of all the questions you're asking.0
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