Housing Benefit

In some circumstances a person may be entitled to both Council Tax Benefit and Second Adult Rebate. In these cases, the Council will award the higher of the two benefits.

Yes, no deduction applies for any non-dependant whatsoever if the Housing Benefit claimant or any partner is: registered blind in receipt of Severe Disablement Allowance in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or if the non-dependant: is under 1...

No. These deductions are fixed sums dependant upon the non-dependant’s gross weekly income.

Housing Benefit is paid according to a tenant’s circumstances and if those circumstances change then the amount of Housing Benefit they are entitled to can also change.

Local councils run the scheme using rules prescribed by government. If you live in private rented accommodation (which includes Housing Association property) then you may be able to claim Housing Benefit to help you with your rent. Benefit entitle...

Students living in accommodation owned by their educational establishment are not eligible to claim Housing Benefit. This rule does not apply in cases where the educational establishment has a separate housing association or management committee.

The rules surrounding claiming benefit if you are a full time student are complicated. Most students cannot get Housing Benefit because the government expects them to use other money like their grant, student loan or access funds to pay their rent...

Where a property is occupied by a mix of students and non-students, special rules apply when calculating the amount of Council Tax Benefit which the non-student can apply for. Although students themselves are not exempt from being liable to pay th...

Most part time students are eligible to claim Housing Benefit. However, sometimes there is confusion over whether or not you are considered to be part time or full time.

Before deciding to move into a property you can find out what we will use in our calculations. To do this you need to apply for a Pre-Tenancy Determination. Please ask us for a Pre-Tenancy Determination form. This form asks details about the prope...