Self employed HB claim

If I give them evidence of my earnings week to week, won't they eventually pay? After all if I'm earning an income that is roughly equal to the minimum income whatever they call it or higher, that would make me eligible, don't you think? If it's ultimately based on income and I can show them what it is, surely they'd say yes after they've seen some bank statements over a few weeks.

Well it's good to know that whatever they say I can get hb once I start telling them what I'm earning.

However there might be a bit of an issue. I believe I'm going to be getting paid monthly, meaning that I won't have anything to show for a few weeks.

Also is there any chance of getting it backdated to when they stopped?

Afraid_of_Kittens wrote: »

Appeal for backdating. Looks like they might have applied wrong rules.

You mean all the way back to when they stopped it? Sure I'd like to but I thought they could only go back 1 month (which by the way I have already asked to backdate it 1 month prior to the date of this current claim).

I'm still waiting for them to reply to me after I disputed their letter. I have no idea what they're going to say or what I can do if the answer is still no.

SORRY FOR THE DUPLICATE POST.

I have received a reply from the council.

When I wrote to them I questioned what they were asking me to provide (earnings from the start of my last claim all the way to now, and ID (even though I'd already given them this)).

I was expecting them to explain their request, but they haven't. Instead they've responded in a way that I would never have expected. They are now saying that I am not eligible for housing benefit because my area is a universal credit (full service) area. I have checked and it seems that it has been so for some time. This means that their original response to me was pretty much totally irrelevant to begin with.

So what does this mean? I will of course apply for it. I have done some basic research into universal credit and from what I understand you can get (formerly) housing benefit even if you have no income at all. I certainly don't plan to have nil income, but at least it would take some pressure off because presumably I wouldn't need to be earning a "significant amount" to qualify for "housing benefit".

Have I got that right?

calcotti wrote: »

You should definitely apply for UC. You will be entitled to a basic amount plus housing costs (housing benefit replacement). However they may assume that you are earning a certain amount from self employment regardless of whether you actually are. They will need evidence self employment.

Shocking that local authority did not tell you immediately that you are in UC area and could not apply for HB.:

Does this mean that I will get "housing benefit" (I know there's a 5 week wait) without having to prove any past income? To be honest I'm not really earning much right now. If so, could I get it backdated to when they stopped it a few months ago?