Hi, my name is Artist! Housing benefit review

Artist
Artist Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited March 2024 in Benefits and income
Hi I'm in need of some advice. Thankyou for letting me join.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    What advice do you need? You will need to give some information first.
  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,423 Championing
    Heya @artist and a big ole welcome from me too. :)

    As others have said, we're all here to help, so ask away!
  • Artist
    Artist Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    My question is about housing benefit, I'm retired now and receive disability. I live with my Son and my carer.
    Housing benefit have asked now for proof of my finances, bank statements, 3 times and asked for payslips from my son and my carer. This is over a period of around 3/4 years. When I queried it 2 years ago they said that this time was a review. Can they keep doing this please? 
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,426 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hello @artist and a warm welcome to the community.

    It's my understanding that local councils are required to review a number of housing benefit cases every 12 months. I don't know which council you are with but Bromley council explain it as a DWP intiative which started in 2020. 
  • Artist
    Artist Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Thankyou all for the welcome, thankyou Adrian_Scope for the information. Yes that's about when it started, 2020, maybe they haven't got many housing benefit customers so the have to do me every year. The problem I have is that it effects my mental health, causing me ongoing problems.
    But I suppose that's life eh!
    Thankyou all again.

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