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Housing benefit query
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So your friend is not hit with a huge tax bill, you could opt for room for rent.
Up to £7500 of rent is tax free.
Go to the LHA site and put her post code in and see what they will give.
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/
It will be quite a bit less than rent as is shared accommodation.
But less hassle for your friend.0 -
Unless I'm not understanding the rules the OP will still be entitled to the one bedroom rate even if in shared accommodation.Bigwheels1111 said:So your friend is not hit with a huge tax bill, you could opt for room for rent.
Up to £7500 of rent is tax free.
Go to the LHA site and put her post code in and see what they will give.
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/
It will be quite a bit less than rent as is shared accommodation.
But less hassle for your friend.
But the amount can't be higher than the actual rent.
Let's Be Careful Out There0 -
That’s correct. A single claimant aged 35 or over is entitled to the one bedroom LHA rate or the actual rent regardless of what accommodation is actually occupied in the private sector. The rule is different to legacy HB rules when only the shared room rate applies if that is what is occupied.HillStreetBlues said:
Unless I'm not understanding the rules the OP will still be entitled to the one bedroom rate even if in shared accommodation.Bigwheels1111 said:So your friend is not hit with a huge tax bill, you could opt for room for rent.
Up to £7500 of rent is tax free.
Go to the LHA site and put her post code in and see what they will give.
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/
It will be quite a bit less than rent as is shared accommodation.
But less hassle for your friend.
But the amount can't be higher than the actual rent.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.1 -
The title of the thread makes you think it's regarding housing benefit. When you read the comment the OP then mentions they are claiming UC, which can easily be missed.So many people confuse housing benefit with housing element, which is part of UC but they are two completely different benefits.1
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