Housing Benefit Review

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  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing

    This is my LHA remember, if you have been asked to provide statements, you may or not be asked why.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/932894#Comment_932894

    How do you know that they will review everyone that withdraws cash? Do you have a link to confirm what you say?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933082#Comment_933082

    It’s perfectly normal to be reviewed sometimes for housing benefit. I’ve had them in the past too.

  • ernie2009
    ernie2009 Community Member Posts: 180 Empowering

    its now part of the norm to be reviewed as councils have been told by the dwp they have to review so many a month and my council has to review 40 a month. names are picked at random also.

  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing

    It's normal to be reviewed what isn't normal for some people is why they query certain things.

    I shouldn't have to confirm that my income on the statements is what I already told them on the forms, because they didn't understand why it wasn't marked as esa or dwp. (it will be in the future that account is being changed to a card by the bank with monthly statements)

    However they have a £500 rule so anything in or out gets flagged.

    It's pretty much a waste of tax payers money to be reviewing anyone on ESA when we are waiting to migrate. They know I am, because they write and deduct my rent every April!!

  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933323#Comment_933323

    I think it's because it's unexpected.

    It seems normal to worry. It will pass, mine did.

  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing

    I hope it goes smoothly for you.

    Are you on the old HB system as well? Pre 2008?

  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing
    edited October 2024

    I am on the old system and for me the LHA rate didn't apply. I have a rent officer who decides what my room is worth.

    They took two weeks to decide they weren't going to pay anymore than they were, despite my rent increasing.

    I had given them every they asked for with clarification.

    They didn't query any expenses. It showed lots of PayPal transactions as I can't get to places to shop. plus ebay sales (thousands of people do that)

    Shopping online is the new normal.

  • whistles
    whistles Community Member Posts: 2,074 Championing

    I don't do any lottery.

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