Savings and Housing Benefit

eileen54 Community Member Posts: 8 Listener

March 2017 edited March 2017 in Housing and independent living

Just want to know how much you can have in you bank account befor you can apply for housing benifit?

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  Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing

  March 2017

  Hi @eileen54 welcome to the community, I found this information online on the Welfare Rights website.
  
  

  Savings over £16,000 usually mean you will not be able to get Housing Benefit, although this £16,000 limit does not apply if you or a partner get Pension Credit Guarantee.
  Savings over £6,000 (£10,000 for Pensioners) will usually affect how much Housing Benefit you can get.

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