Housing benefit - moving areas and family premium

brandy458

Hi there


I would appreciate if anyone could help me. I rent my house and since 2012 have been claiming housing benefit. I have a daughter and receive the family premium.


I am looking to move to a nicer area but in a different local authority (Wakefield). My questions are:


Will I still be entitled to the family premium? I understand I have to put in a new claim with Wakefield Council.


Will I have to move over to Universal Credit? My moving and making a new housing benefit claim will be seen as a change in circumstance and trigger a move to UC?


Thanks in advance for any help.

paddedjohn

Family premium was abolished a few years ago, if you are moving to a new area you will have to make a new claim and you won't get it.

poppy12345

brandy458 wrote: »

Hi there

Will I have to move over to Universal Credit? My moving and making a new housing benefit claim will be seen as a change in circumstance and trigger a move to UC?


Thanks in advance for any help.

Check here to see what's in the area you're moving to, if it's a full Universal Credit area it's this you'll have to claim.
http://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate

Afraid_of_Kittens

If you claimed before 1st May 2016 you will still get Family Premium. Once you move and make a new claim it will stop.