Benefits

bearb2
bearb2 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited February 2025 in Benefits and income

my friend is moving in to a council property with her partner they have a baby her partner has recently got a job full time £1700 a month (mother doesn’t work ) but she still thinks the council will pay there £500 rent each month

Is this correct does anyone know we are in the Norfolk/Suffolk area


many thanks

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  • Lauren29
    Lauren29 Online Community Member Posts: 246 Empowering

    Is your friend or her partner currently in receipt of any benefits at the moment? If so what are these?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,670 Championing
    edited February 2025

    She can use a benefits calculator to see likely rent entitlement. https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

  • bearb2
    bearb2 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    she gets universal credit £600 and the usual family allowance £110 a month for one child

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    The council will not pay the rent. As she’s already claiming UC then help with the rent can be included with this known as housing element.

    If they are not already claiming UC as a couple then they will need to do that. She will need to report a change by logging into her journal.

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