Worried about signing off help

Annom12121

Hi I am about to sign off been offerd a job 16 hours a week at a toal of £136 a week
I have phone up my housing and they informed me I will be paying £15 a week rent and £5 council tax,

I live with my daughter son and grandson

Daughter is 21 has 2 year old and single parent she gets £400 a month on UC
My son is 24 out of work and gets £57 jsa a week

Now ive used 2 differnt benfit caulctors to see and work out how much Housing rent I be paying and it told me £30-£40 a week on each one, but I got told £15 when phoned housing benfits dudley counlic.

When I have completed each cauclator and I told them my house and weekly wage ect they told me I would be left with £65 not on UC and £70 on UC. But when I have done the maths based on what the housing team has told me I would be left with arund £115 a week to my self after paying housing rent and counlic tax, So why is there a £40-50 shortfall acordding to them calculators Where has that money gone if its not to rent ? I am so worried as ill be worse of or the same as signing on according to them, But it just makes no sence to me.

Thank you i you need any more info just let me no, Sorry if its not clear

bigbill

Not a difficult calculation?

Ignored by HB £73.10 & £5 so £78.10 weekly

Earnings £136 less £78.10 leaves = £57.90 weekly excess

HB take 65% of this £57.90 excess

£57.90 x 65% so you will pay about £37.64 weekly rent for now more when the son turns 25.

Council Tax should take 20% of the £57.90 so about £11.58 but each Council can do this differently so unsure on this one?

So £57.90 excess

Less £37.60 rent to pay

Less £11.58 Council Tax to pay

Leaves you £8.72 weekly

Plus the above £78.10

Leaving you £86.82 to live on?

Annom12121

Thanks for reply but not sure I follow

Why would I need to pay
£37.60 rent to pay
and
£11.58 Council Tax to pay

When I have been told I only need to pay £15 a week and £5 counlic tax as I earn under £140.
This is what I do not get

Also what do you mean by
Ignored by HB £73.10 & £5 so £78.10 weekly where has that figure came from ?

thanks

calcotti

Annom12121 wrote: »

Thanks for reply but not sure I follow

Why would I need to pay
£37.60 rent to pay
and
£11.58 Council Tax to pay

When I have been told I only need to pay £15 a week and £5 counlic tax as I earn under £140.
This is what I do not get

Also what do you mean by
Ignored by HB £73.10 & £5 so £78.10 weekly where has that figure came from ?

thanks

If you currently pay no rent or Council Tax then bigbill’s calculation show how your earnings will be taken into account. The earnings deduction made from the Benefit is the amount you will now have to pay. The figures come from the rules. Housing benefit has national rules, council Tax rules may vary between local authorities.