Housing benefit

scottlew
scottlew Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
edited August 2023 in Housing and independent living
Hello hoping for advice I live with my uncle I was paying most of his rent when working I'm now on uc so my uncle receives housing benefit I have pip and lcwra does this effect his housing benefit thanks

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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    Hello @scottlew. Thank you for reaching out to us. There was a similar post a couple of months ago which you might benefit from reading the responses to. You can find it here. Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can do anything to help you further or if you have follow-up questions after reading through this thread  :)
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited August 2023
    LCWRA is part of UC. If you are under 25 and you're not working then there will be no non dependant deductions to your Uncle's housing benefit. 

    If you're 25 and over then there will be a £18.10/week deduction in their housing benefit. Unless they are claiming either PIP daily living, DLA care or ADP daily living for their self.


    L_Volunteer said:
    Hello @scottlew. Thank you for reaching out to us. There was a similar post a couple of months ago which you might benefit from reading the responses to. You can find it here.

    That thread is different circumstances to scottlew so it doesn't apply here.

  • mia100max
    mia100max Online Community Member Posts: 5 Connected
    Hi, 
    I'm disabled and stuck in a flat that is totally unsuitable for me but because housing benefit hasn't increased in years, I can't move. All of the 1 bedroom ground floor flats in my area are now £700 a month and over. I'm awarded £92 a week in housing benefit, how am I supposed to afford the shortfall in the rent each month?
    Is there a petition being put forward to the government regarding this, it's ridiculous?! 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    mia100max said:
    Hi, 
    I'm disabled and stuck in a flat that is totally unsuitable for me but because housing benefit hasn't increased in years, I can't move. All of the 1 bedroom ground floor flats in my area are now £700 a month and over. I'm awarded £92 a week in housing benefit, how am I supposed to afford the shortfall in the rent each month?
    Is there a petition being put forward to the government regarding this, it's ridiculous?! 

    I'm assuming you're privately renting? Unfortunately, local housing allowance very rarely covers the whole of your rent. I'm not aware of any petitions i'm afraid.

    If you're having problems paying your rent you can apply for a discretionary housing payment (DHP) from your local Auhtority. It's only paid for a short amount of time if awarded and then you need to reapply. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments

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