Claim PIP or stick with housing benefit?

freddythefrog

Hi, I need some help please

JennysDad

Hello @freddythefrog and welcome to the community. Very glad you have found your way to us. What can we try to help you with ? 
Here and listening,
Richard

Sam_Alumni

Welcome to the community @freddythefrog

Katy_Scope

Hi @freddythefrog, welcome to the online community

What would you like help with?

steve51

Hi @freddythefrog

“Good Morning”

Can you please let me know if I can help/support you with ???

freddythefrog

I’m not 100% sure how to explain but I’ve been told I can claim for pip but I get my rent paid by housing benefit at the moment and was told I was on the borderline in income. So if I get anymore benefits I’ll have to pay towards my rent. I’m not sure what to do for the best? 

atlas46

Hi freddyfrog

Warm welcome.

Good news PIP is disregarded as income and is not classed as taxable income.

Therefore it will not affect your housing benefit.

I would recommend that you seek the support from CAB or a Welfare Rights Advisor in your local area to get assistance with your PIP claim.

Hope this helps, please come back for any futher assistance.

best wishes

Atlas46

mikehughescq

PIP will generally only ever make you better off and, bar one or two exceptions, it will be ignored as income.

freddythefrog

I was told I was on borderline amount for my housing benefit because I claim, income support, carers and dla for my son. They said it’s because I claim dla I’m on the borderline so if I claim anything else I’ll have to pay rent 

susan48

As the above said PIP isn’t counted but if you wanted reassurance call CAB or your local council to ask

freddythefrog

I also get the disability part of tax credits too 

deb74

hi. when i started to get pip i was told i was entitled to housing benefit and help with my council tax.

freddythefrog

@deb74 I’m not sure how it works as I don’t want to claim more and end up having to pay towards my rent 

deb74

hi freddythefrog. i only pay as very small amount towards my rent and and don't pay any council tax.

mikehughescq

freddythefrog said:

I was told I was on borderline amount for my housing benefit because I claim, income support, carers and dla for my son. They said it’s because I claim dla I’m on the borderline so if I claim anything else I’ll have to pay rent 

I think you’ve misunderstood this. What they’re telling you is that the small amount of HB you get is solely because your DLA award triggered a premium which makes your applicable amount high enough for you to qualify. Lose the DLA and you’ll lose the HB.

PIP replaces DLA. If you haven’t been invited to claim and there’s been no increase in the consequences of your ill health then I don’t see why you need to rush the transfer from one to the other. Get face to face advice to clarify if you’d be better holding onto the DLA until PIP invite you to claim.

freddythefrog

The dla is for my son. The pip will be for me 

freddythefrog

So I’ll have both 

mikehughescq

I stand by all my posts on this thread then. A claim to PIP will have no negative impact on your existing claim to Housing Benefit.

atlas46

Please see my post on this thread, dated 13 th April.