Housing/Council Tax - please help.

jayneuk

I have spoken to someone on a benefits helpline number and they told me the same - that housing benefit and council tax benefit disability premium does not apply if you're on the lower rate. Is there anyone that can clarify this one way or the other before I go in tomorrow? Would be good if I could be armed with all the facts.

pocosonia

Hi
You are entitled to Disability Premium!!!!
My field of expertise (unfortunately lol)

dmg24

I agree, you are entitled to the Disability Premium.

Might be worth printing out this.

kurjam

real1314 wrote: »

Ok, first thing that leaps out is that they haven't given you a Disability Premium in the calculation, which is due as you get DLA Mob.

It's £25.85 (assuming the DLA Mob is for you) from April 08

That changes the calculation to: (using April 08 rates)

£60.50 for me
£105.18 because I have a dependant.
£16.75 because I have at least one child.
£25.85 for Disability Premium

Total £208.28

Income

WTC - 110.20
CTC - 81.35
Wage - 96.75
CHB - £31.35

Total £318.50

Disregarded from Income £41.05

Overall excess Income £69.17, tapered by 65% = £44.96

£190 rent - £44.96 = £145.04 HB due.


If the DLA Mob is for one of the kids, the HB should go up by £15 extra too (I suspect this may be the case as it's something that's rare and easily missed?)

with regards to this, i have a disability element on my tax credit award notice so should housing benefit put a disability element in my assesment ?? thanks

real1314

kurjam wrote: »

with regards to this, i have a disability element on my tax credit award notice so should housing benefit put a disability element in my assesment ?? thanks

Yes, but it's often missed. Print the page the previous poster linked, it's on there.

jayneuk

Right I have been in and spoken to them. They have redone the assessment taking into account my DLA. I do get the disability premium. It's only gone up a bit though (about £30 a week) so the bottom line is that I am no better off working.

Oh well.

Borgie

kurjam wrote: »

with regards to this, i have a disability element on my tax credit award notice so should housing benefit put a disability element in my assesment ?? thanks

Hi kurjam


Did you get any further with this?


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