Housing benefit - No. of bedrooms.

Serene123 · Jan 2nd, 2010, 13:48 PM

Do you lose entitlement if you have more bedrooms than they say you need? Or do you just get less?

nievesmama · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:12 PM

Im not 100% sure. I think theyll pay you what you are entitled to for the number of occupants, but you may have to pay the extra, if the rent is higher than what they say you are entitled to x

JayleighAnn · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:16 PM

WSS. You'll get the amount your entitled to, but you have to sub the rest. But they don't always pay the amount your entitled to as thats a max amount not the set amount if that makes sense?

AppleBlossom · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:20 PM

What the others said. They give you so much depending on other income then you have to add the rest yourself if your rent is more than what they give you

Serene123 · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:20 PM

I went on entitledto, and got quite a shock at what we're entitled to, but then I read on the housing benefit site that you're only allowed a certain number of bedrooms. I don't understand

Serene123 · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:21 PM

So the number of bedrooms you're entitled to doesn't matter?

Tegans Mama · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:21 PM

If you're on income support, you'll get the full local housing allowance. Since I presume there are three of you, your BF and you are allowed one room and Caitlyn one. That means you're allowed two bedrooms, so you'll get paid the weekly rate for a 2 bed property (£103 a week where I am). They don't take anything off you, but they don't cover the whole amount if its more.

Serene123 · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:26 PM

Nope no IS, and our income isn't low either. We don't get the full amount at all, not even close

but it does say we get more than the nothing we thought we could apply for..

So we can tell them we have a 3 bed, we're entitled to a 2 bed, and still be entitled to the money?

Tegans Mama · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:29 PM

Yep

We have a three bed, and are only entitled to a 2, but we still get HB. It doesn't matter if you had a 10 bed, if you're entitled you're entitled regardless

stephx · Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:30 PM

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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH

So we can tell them we have a 3 bed, we're entitled to a 2 bed, and still be entitled to the money?

Yeah I think thats how it works, they will pay the rent of what you are entitled to

xx

Jan 2nd, 2010, 13:48 PM	#1
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Housing benefit - No. of bedrooms. Do you lose entitlement if you have more bedrooms than they say you need? Or do you just get less?

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:12 PM	#2
nievesmama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Far. far away Posts: 601	Im not 100% sure. I think theyll pay you what you are entitled to for the number of occupants, but you may have to pay the extra, if the rent is higher than what they say you are entitled to x

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:16 PM	#3
JayleighAnn Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 4,182	WSS. You'll get the amount your entitled to, but you have to sub the rest. But they don't always pay the amount your entitled to as thats a max amount not the set amount if that makes sense?

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:20 PM	#4
AppleBlossom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 25,860	What the others said. They give you so much depending on other income then you have to add the rest yourself if your rent is more than what they give you

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:20 PM	#5
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	I went on entitledto, and got quite a shock at what we're entitled to, but then I read on the housing benefit site that you're only allowed a certain number of bedrooms. I don't understand

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:21 PM	#6
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	So the number of bedrooms you're entitled to doesn't matter?

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:21 PM	#7
Tegans Mama Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny Derbyshire Posts: 12,026	If you're on income support, you'll get the full local housing allowance. Since I presume there are three of you, your BF and you are allowed one room and Caitlyn one. That means you're allowed two bedrooms, so you'll get paid the weekly rate for a 2 bed property (£103 a week where I am). They don't take anything off you, but they don't cover the whole amount if its more.

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:26 PM	#8
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Nope no IS, and our income isn't low either. We don't get the full amount at all, not even close but it does say we get more than the nothing we thought we could apply for.. So we can tell them we have a 3 bed, we're entitled to a 2 bed, and still be entitled to the money?

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Jan 2nd, 2010, 14:29 PM	#9
Tegans Mama Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny Derbyshire Posts: 12,026	Yep We have a three bed, and are only entitled to a 2, but we still get HB. It doesn't matter if you had a 10 bed, if you're entitled you're entitled regardless

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