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Housing benefit increase?

MrSt0rM
MrSt0rM Community member Posts: 9 Listener
in Housing and independent living
Just wondering if anybody had an increase in housing benefit, inline with other benefits going up? It states on GOV website that housing benefit will go up, and its now May and mine hasn't increased. I'm in North West (Liverpool)
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,829 Disability Gamechanger
    If you're privately renting your home then the local housing allowance rates did not increase at all. The rates remain the same as they were before 10th April.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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  • MrSt0rM
    MrSt0rM Community member Posts: 9 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    If you're privately renting your home then the local housing allowance rates did not increase at all. The rates remain the same as they were before 10th April.
    Ah okay, that's pretty silly with everything else going up including increased rents. Wonder why it states on GOV site that it goes up.
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,829 Disability Gamechanger
    You have probably misread the information. It’s been quite a few years since the LHA was increased. 
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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  • MrSt0rM
    MrSt0rM Community member Posts: 9 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    You have probably misread the information. It’s been quite a few years since the LHA was increased. 
    Just going off what was posted. Guess they didn't clarify if it was privately renting or not, regardless it just states housing benefit.


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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,829 Disability Gamechanger
    edited May 22
    MrSt0rM said:
    poppy123456 said:
    You have probably misread the information. It’s been quite a few years since the LHA was increased. 
    Just going off what was posted. Guess they didn't clarify if it was privately renting or not, regardless it just states housing benefit.


    That’s quite misleading information there because those rates are not referring to housing benefit, they are referring to ESA/JSA rates. 
    Can you post a link to the actual website where this was please rather than just a screenshot. 
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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  • MrSt0rM
    MrSt0rM Community member Posts: 9 Listener
    Hi yes just scroll down this page. It’s also posted on the webpages that talk about benefit uplifts from April 2023. All of them mention housing benefit. So it’s a it confusing  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2023/a12023-housing-benefit-uprating-for-the-financial-year-ending-march-2024
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,011 Disability Gamechanger
    edited May 23
    I can understand the confusion.

    Housing Benefit rates were increased. However, those who rent in the private sector have their Housing Benefit capped by the application of the Local Housing Allowance.(LHA). The LHA has been frozen and in most cases the LHA sets the amount received in the private sector because the LHA is lower than the amount of HB (or housing element of UC) that would otherwise apply. Therefore most claimants in the private sector have seen a freeze in what they get.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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