Housing Benefit/Bedroom Tax

rachelh72
rachelh72 Community Member Posts: 38 Connected
in Benefits and income
Hi will a change in HB force a move onto UC? (I need to update my housing benefit claim because I'm now entitled to an extra bedroom on disability grounds which I have been paying bedroom tax on) Thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited March 2024
    No it won’t. You will need to apply for the extra bedroom because no one is automatically entitled to it. 

    Is this for a carer or because you’re unable to sleep with a partner? 
  • rachelh72
    rachelh72 Community Member Posts: 38 Connected
    Hi thanks both.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    If you mean both of those apply then I’m not sure if it’s possible to have an extra bedroom for a carer when you live with a partner.

    Whether it’s possible to have an extra bedroom because you can’t share a room with your partner will depend on the reasons why you can’t share. 

  • rachelh72
    rachelh72 Community Member Posts: 38 Connected
    Ok thanks 

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