Housing Benefit? Few Questions??

LaDY · Jan 23rd, 2010, 05:54 AM

As i am a single mummy now i am on a tight budget (Not that LOs dad used to bring in much but it did make a difference!)...

I am a private tenant, can i still claim for housing benefit? Will the estate agent be informed? And how do they usually pay out? x

hannah_224 · Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:25 AM

Hi there, yea if u go to ur local council office they will give u some forms to fill out to claim housing benefits. Im not sure about telling ur landlord though. For my houseing benefit you can choose between cheque or direct into your bank. Hope this helps x

littleblonde · Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:27 AM

I have heard that it goes straight into your account so that way you can just pay estate agent and they wont no the difference. Its worth checking. Buit im sure someone om here says that what they did

AppleBlossom · Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:28 AM

Get the forms from the council office. I think they will get in touch with your landlord. Even if they don't I don't think it matters as long as the landlord gets paid. It's only sometimes if you are looking for properties they won't accept people on HB but since you are already there it should be ok. Depending on your circumstances such as any child maintenance, tax credits etc that you get you will be entitled to some. If you have a job you will get a lot less. But if like me you are a single mum who doesn't yet work you should be entitled to a lot more. You won't get enough to pay all of your rent but they will give you most of it x

babybaillie · Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:31 AM

Call up ur housing office and ask to speak to someone in the private sector, who will run through how much ur entitled too. or go on there website, our local hosuing tells u on there too. Then they pay it into ur bank acc monthly

LaDY · Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:44 AM

Thankyou everyone

will sort it during the week xx

bloodbinds · Jan 23rd, 2010, 17:40 PM

I am a single mummy, and a private tenant claiming housing benefit. I get £94 a week for housing(maximum possible to get is £121 in my area). My Landlord was not informed i was on housing benefit at all, still doesnt have a clue, none of his business! The estate agengy dont even know, the housing people didnt contact them, all i had to do was send them a copy of my agreement showing how much the rent is every month. They pay straight into my account every two weeks!

shanka · Jan 24th, 2010, 03:39 AM

i think it depends on where u live on the housing benefit form where i live there is a part where the landlord has to sign aswell, it goes straight in to your bank account and then you have to pay the rent youreslf, if you go ti the housing benefit office they will tell you everything that you need to do

Tegans Mama · Jan 24th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Where we live you can decide whether or not to inform your landlord about your HB. You can still get it if your private renting x

lizzieredrup · Jan 25th, 2010, 06:23 AM

Im private renting and claiming housing benefit also, with mine you have to let the landlord know but it doesn't make any difference, I used to get my housing benefit paid direct to them but im moving house on the 1st Feb and have been told its changed and it will get paid to me instead, i'll just set up a standing order to my landlords.

Jan 23rd, 2010, 05:54 AM	#1
LaDY Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,518	Housing Benefit? Few Questions?? As i am a single mummy now i am on a tight budget (Not that LOs dad used to bring in much but it did make a difference!)... I am a private tenant, can i still claim for housing benefit? Will the estate agent be informed? And how do they usually pay out? x

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:25 AM	#2
hannah_224 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 12	Hi there, yea if u go to ur local council office they will give u some forms to fill out to claim housing benefits. Im not sure about telling ur landlord though. For my houseing benefit you can choose between cheque or direct into your bank. Hope this helps x

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:27 AM	#3
littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 6,987	I have heard that it goes straight into your account so that way you can just pay estate agent and they wont no the difference. Its worth checking. Buit im sure someone om here says that what they did

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:28 AM	#4
AppleBlossom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 25,860	Get the forms from the council office. I think they will get in touch with your landlord. Even if they don't I don't think it matters as long as the landlord gets paid. It's only sometimes if you are looking for properties they won't accept people on HB but since you are already there it should be ok. Depending on your circumstances such as any child maintenance, tax credits etc that you get you will be entitled to some. If you have a job you will get a lot less. But if like me you are a single mum who doesn't yet work you should be entitled to a lot more. You won't get enough to pay all of your rent but they will give you most of it x

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:31 AM	#5
babybaillie Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,018	Call up ur housing office and ask to speak to someone in the private sector, who will run through how much ur entitled too. or go on there website, our local hosuing tells u on there too. Then they pay it into ur bank acc monthly

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 06:44 AM	#6
LaDY Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,518	Thankyou everyone will sort it during the week xx

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 17:40 PM	#7
bloodbinds Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,563	I am a single mummy, and a private tenant claiming housing benefit. I get £94 a week for housing(maximum possible to get is £121 in my area). My Landlord was not informed i was on housing benefit at all, still doesnt have a clue, none of his business! The estate agengy dont even know, the housing people didnt contact them, all i had to do was send them a copy of my agreement showing how much the rent is every month. They pay straight into my account every two weeks!

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Jan 24th, 2010, 03:39 AM	#8
shanka Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: dudley, west midlands Posts: 138	i think it depends on where u live on the housing benefit form where i live there is a part where the landlord has to sign aswell, it goes straight in to your bank account and then you have to pay the rent youreslf, if you go ti the housing benefit office they will tell you everything that you need to do

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Jan 24th, 2010, 09:57 AM	#9
Tegans Mama Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny Derbyshire Posts: 12,026	Where we live you can decide whether or not to inform your landlord about your HB. You can still get it if your private renting x

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Jan 25th, 2010, 06:23 AM	#10
lizzieredrup Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 2,029	Im private renting and claiming housing benefit also, with mine you have to let the landlord know but it doesn't make any difference, I used to get my housing benefit paid direct to them but im moving house on the 1st Feb and have been told its changed and it will get paid to me instead, i'll just set up a standing order to my landlords.

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