I need help with housing benefit and council tax - does anyone know if we qualify?
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gareth37
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i am on contribution based esa support group and pip standard rate and need help with housing benefit and council tax my wife works full time an we have two children, we have been to the council today and they say we do not qualify with help but are sending the appication to th housing departmentt to check it does anyone know if we do qualify we did a entitled to benefit check and its say that we do qualify
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Hi Gareth, welcome to Scope's online community!
We have lots of advice and support about a number of benefits here:
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/advice
We also have an 'Ask a Benefits Advisor' section here, so you can get some proper, steadfast advice:
https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-a-benefits-advisor
I hope that helps!
Sending best wishes to you and your family,
Becca
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Hi @gareth37,
Welcome to Scope's online community! It's great to have you here.
As @BeccaShark123 mentions, we have lots of benefits advice available on our website. You may find the Housing Benefit page of particular interest.
I've also moved this to our Ask a Benefits Advisor category, where @BenefitsTrainingCo may be able to offer further advice and support.
If you have any other questions, then please do get in touch.
Liam -
Hi gareth37,
Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit so entitlement depends on your income. I cannot do a benefit calculation without knowing how much benefits you receive or how much your wife earns, but there are online calculators which can help. You could always just submit the claim and see what the outcome is. Good luck!
LeeThe Benefits Training Co: -
Hi @gareth37,
Following on from @BenefitsTrainingCo's message above, you may find Scope's benefits calculator tool of interest. I hope this helps!
Liam
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