DLA and housing benefit

Beckys_48

I am asking on behalf of my son Chris who has a left sided hemiplegia and some learning difficulties. He is in reciept of DLA and earns £541 a month working part time. He has been told he is not entitled to housing benefit. He lives in Brighton - can this be right? He needs to find somewhere else to live by the end of August and I cant find anything that he could afford to rent on his income.

poppy123456

He will need to put all of his details into this benefits calculator and see what it comes up with.

https://www.entitledto.co.uk/

mikehughescq

Depends which components and rates of DLA and whether anyone has told HB he gets DLA.

debsidoo

@mikehughescq
Am I right in thinking DLA is not counted as income for housing benefit purposes so Becky 48 would have to apply using only the other income.
   Debsidoo.x

mikehughescq

In 99% of circumstances it does not.