Understanding housing benefit notice?

Dennis1983

Hey guys

I'm not the best at understanding these kinds of letters but i will put down what i received and hopefully you can help me.

The weekly benefit award us : £35.14
Net benefit payable: 35.14
Weeklygross rent/countil tax: 115.89

Doers this mean we have an entitlement of 115.89 per week? overall, £463.56 per month?

thanks

poppy12345

Dennis1983 wrote: »

Hey guys

I'm not the best at understanding these kinds of letters but i will put down what i received and hopefully you can help me.

The weekly benefit award us : £35.14
Net benefit payable: 35.14
Weeklygross rent/countil tax: 115.89

Doers this mean we have an entitlement of 115.89 per week? overall, £463.56 per month?

thanks

I read that as you've been awarded £35.14 per week. The weekly gross rent is your actual rent, so you need pay the difference between the 2.

Alice_Holt

I read it as:

Your rent is £115.89.

You will receive £35.14 in Housing Benefit a week.

This leaves you with £80.75 to pay each week towards your rent (after HB).

Dennis1983

thanks guys

[Deleted User]

you could phone them and ask or go to see them. I've done it a couple of times.