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Does backdated PIP payment count as savings if I apply for Housing Benefit?
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jennah
Community member Posts: 2 Listener
Hello everyone,
If someone have received £5,000 backdate payment from PIP does it counts as saving if applying for Housing benefit ?
If someone have received £5,000 backdate payment from PIP does it counts as saving if applying for Housing benefit ?
Thank you in advance
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Unless you are of State Pension age or living in temporary or supported accommodation you cannot apply for Housing Benefit. You would need to apply for Universal Credit in order to get help with rent.
Arrears of PIP will be ignored as capital for 12 months. If total capital is less than £6000 it is ignored anyway.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Hello @jennah and welcome to the community, I hope the above information has been helpful?
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Thank you for you respond Calcotti I really do appreciate it ?
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Hello @jennah - & welcome to the community. I'm pleased to see you have already had a response to your query.
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Welcome to the community @jennah I'm glad calcotti's advice has helped. Please do feel free to stick around and ask any further questions you may have, or join in with some casual conversation in the coffee lounge.
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Hi and welcome to the community
I hope you stick around to join in with us
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