Housing Benifit Backpayment

Firs370

Hi any advise on how to best appeal a back payment that HB will not is not pay my my client who is registered with a learning disability as it was not applied for at the time of there move , they have a tenancy agreement in place and other supporting documents as to when they moved in they did not claim HB for a period of 8 months.

peteuk

From what I can see, HB can normally be back dated by 1 month only.  Was there a reason for not claiming?

Firs370

His mental health was very poor and his family were not aware how to support him to complete the HB application 

poppy12345

New claims for housing benefit haven't been possible for working age people since end of December 2018 unless living in either supported or temporary housing. If those do not apply they will not be able to claim it. 

For help with the rent they will need to claim Universal Credit and this can only be backdated for a maximum of 1 month in extreme circumstances. 

Are they currently claiming any benefits? if so which ones exactly please?