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Housing Benefit is means tested - Does it Qualify for the £650
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The £650 goes to those on DWP means tested benefits. Those on Pension Credit will get the £650. I’m not clear what £200 you are referring to.OhWow said:calcotti said:
Yes they do (and the extra £150 if they’ve also get a disability benefit).OhWow said:.
Do those on Universal Credit get the £400 towards their energy costs too, as well as the £650 for being on Universal Credit? And the £150 via the councils?
Then this makes no sense at all! Those on a state pension should have the £650 and those of working age getting the £650, should have £200 (claiming an extra £150 each if they have a disabilty).Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.1 -
calcotti said:
The £650 goes to those on DWP means tested benefits. Those on Pension Credit will get the £650. I’m not clear what £200 you are referring to.OhWow said:calcotti said:
Yes they do (and the extra £150 if they’ve also get a disability benefit).OhWow said:.
Do those on Universal Credit get the £400 towards their energy costs too, as well as the £650 for being on Universal Credit? And the £150 via the councils?
Then this makes no sense at all! Those on a state pension should have the £650 and those of working age getting the £650, should have £200 (claiming an extra £150 each if they have a disabilty).
I cut the £300 down to £200 for those of working age on means tested benefits as those with a disabilty get the £150 each too.
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Still don’t follow what you are referring to. The £300 is an extra Winter Fuel Payment for all pensioner households.OhWow said:I cut the £300 down to £200 for those of working age on means tested benefits as those with a disabilty get the £150 each too.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
You may be pleased to know that pension age benefits are already more generous with means-testing than are working-age benefits.OhWow said:calcotti said:
The £650 goes to those on DWP means tested benefits. Those on Pension Credit will get the £650. I’m not clear what £200 you are referring to.OhWow said:calcotti said:
Yes they do (and the extra £150 if they’ve also get a disability benefit).OhWow said:.
Do those on Universal Credit get the £400 towards their energy costs too, as well as the £650 for being on Universal Credit? And the £150 via the councils?
Then this makes no sense at all! Those on a state pension should have the £650 and those of working age getting the £650, should have £200 (claiming an extra £150 each if they have a disabilty).
I cut the £300 down to £200 for those of working age on means tested benefits as those with a disabilty get the £150 each too.1 -
Pensioners already get the standard Winter Fuel Allowance which those of working age/ on UC do not get.2
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Those that claim pension credit will also receive the £650 as well as the £300 on top of the winter fuel payment, as well as the £400 for their energy and also the £150 if they receive PIP/DLA or AA. Not forgetting the £150 council tax. They can't please everyone.
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There will also be some mixed aged couples claiming UC so they will also receive the £650.
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