Don't have Housing proof letter for UC and landlady will not give a letter for UC ?

kayshaw555

poppy12345 said:

If you're over 35 then you'll be entitled to the 1 bedroom rate of LHA for your area. You can check what that is here. https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/

If you're under 35 then it will be the shared rate, unless you claim a disability benefit such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care.

If your rent includes money for eveything else like gas/electric etc then UC won't pay that.

So if i cant provide them tenancy proof of £900 then instead of charging me an overpayment will the decision maker offset it against LHA ( £295 per week ) which is infact more than my housing benefit.

poppy12345

kayshaw555 said:

poppy12345 said:

If you're over 35 then you'll be entitled to the 1 bedroom rate of LHA for your area. You can check what that is here. https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/

If you're under 35 then it will be the shared rate, unless you claim a disability benefit such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care.

If your rent includes money for eveything else like gas/electric etc then UC won't pay that.

So if i cant provide them tenancy proof of £900 then instead of charging me an overpayment will the decision maker offset it against LHA ( £295 per week ) which is infact more than my housing benefit.

No. If you can't provide proof of liability to pay rent then you will have an overpayment for all the amount of Housing element you've received, as previously advised.

marcarm

The LHA is the max you are entitled to, you do not get that if you cannot prove you are liable for rental payments. 

The LHA is not just a standard payment that everyone gets. 

What you have been paid is what you claimed, if you cannot prove you are liable for this figure you will be liable to pay back all pf the housing element, and the LHA has nothing to do with it. 

Forget about the LHA as it is pretty much redundant now

poppy12345

marcarm said:

The LHA is not just a standard payment that everyone gets. 

Not everyone gets the same amount. It depends on what the LHA is for their area and circumstances.

Bogof_OAP

How would the landlady stand if she has been letting out her spare room to the OP under the rent-a-room scheme?  Is this liable for tax etc.?   If this was the case could that be why she hasn't provided a confirmation letter to her lodger, as there's no need to?

Can a lodger claim housing benefit if living in a rent-a-room arrangement?

elsien

It wouldn't be HB in this case, it would be the housing element of UC. I don't see that it being a rent a room scheme makes any difference to any other lodging scheme as long as the landlady will provide a document confirming the arrangement. Which is the sticking point here, possibly due to the landlady's not declaring what she should have been to the various agencies. 

Bogof_OAP

Sorry about wrong term, I was using "housing benefit" generically  but I appreciate it's better to be correct for future readers.

I hope the old dear isn't being manipulated by her family.  Can't think why else she would have said she doesn't want the OP to stay there anymore.  I imagine it's comforting for someone of her age to know there's someone else in the house.

unforeseen

Can't think why else she would have said she doesn't want the OP to stay there anymore.  

As we are only seeing one side of the story then it's anybody's guess.
It may be that OP has been the manipulative one and now is a good opportunity to get rid of & 'punish' them. 

CosmoChic

Anyone else biting hard on their tongue, and keeping their fingers in check, or is it just me?   

kaMelo

CosmoChic said:

Anyone else biting hard on their tongue, and keeping their fingers in check, or is it just me?   

No it's not, however as a help forum it's important to take what's said at face value or else it becomes a discussion forum. 
Some people struggle to state what they mean in a compact fashion or miss important facts out, this doesn't mean they don't genuinely need advice.  

Also, sometimes things don't need to be challenged, just give them enough rope and they'll do the job themselves.