Last year all who live in rented property mainly those with private landlords were given information as to the "TRUE" value of the rented property our flat costs £585 per month the old doll claims housing bnefit of about £184 per month i cant claim anything for my half as i dont qualify for meens tested benefit.
the council told us last year that our flat for housing benefit should be £380 per month we are ok there will be no reduction in housing benefit but UNDER THE NEW RULES IF WE MOVE OR HAVE A BREAK IN BENEFIT CLAIM YOU MAY LOSE SOME OF YOUR HOUSING BENEFIT TO BE HONEST IT AT FIRST SEEMS OK TO ME BUT WHEN I CHECKED UP WITH COUNCIL A BREAK IN CLAIM AND THEN RE APPLYING MAY SEE A CUT IN HOUSING BENEFIT AS THE COUNCIL WILL ONLY CALCULATE NEW CLAIM FOR THEIR VALUE OF PROPERTY IN OUR CASE £380 PER MONTH INSTEAD OF WHAT WE ACTUALY PAY £585 . SO WHAT IS A BREAK IN CLAIM THE ONE THAT WORRIES ME IS IF YOU ARE IN HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN 28 DAYS YOU LOSE YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS AND MUST MAKE NEW CLAIM WHICH WILL RESULT IN LESS HOUSING BENEFIT THIS WILL FORCE MANY ELDERLY DISABLED OR ILL PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF HOSPITAL BEFORE THE 28 DAYS WHEN OF COURSE THEY SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON GETING WELL .
GEORGE - WHO MAKES UP THESE RULES AND WHY IS IT AIMED AT PRIVATE RENTED PROPERTIES AND NOT SOCIAL HOUSING / COUNCIL HOUSE.
THE OLD DOLL HAS A LARGE PENSION BUT IN NEWCASTLE THEY DISREGARD ALL WAR RELATED PENSIONS WHICH MEENS HER ONLY INCOME RE BENEFITS IS £34 PER WEEK STATE PENSION LETS HOPE THEY NEVER START TO CALCULTE WAR PENSIONS AS EARNINGS OUR VETERANS DESERVE ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET THIS YEAR ALONE DUE TO THE IDIOTIC WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WE HAVE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF EXTRA CLAIMANTS FOR WAR PENSIONS
the council told us last year that our flat for housing benefit should be £380 per month we are ok there will be no reduction in housing benefit but UNDER THE NEW RULES IF WE MOVE OR HAVE A BREAK IN BENEFIT CLAIM YOU MAY LOSE SOME OF YOUR HOUSING BENEFIT TO BE HONEST IT AT FIRST SEEMS OK TO ME BUT WHEN I CHECKED UP WITH COUNCIL A BREAK IN CLAIM AND THEN RE APPLYING MAY SEE A CUT IN HOUSING BENEFIT AS THE COUNCIL WILL ONLY CALCULATE NEW CLAIM FOR THEIR VALUE OF PROPERTY IN OUR CASE £380 PER MONTH INSTEAD OF WHAT WE ACTUALY PAY £585 . SO WHAT IS A BREAK IN CLAIM THE ONE THAT WORRIES ME IS IF YOU ARE IN HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN 28 DAYS YOU LOSE YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS AND MUST MAKE NEW CLAIM WHICH WILL RESULT IN LESS HOUSING BENEFIT THIS WILL FORCE MANY ELDERLY DISABLED OR ILL PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF HOSPITAL BEFORE THE 28 DAYS WHEN OF COURSE THEY SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON GETING WELL .
GEORGE - WHO MAKES UP THESE RULES AND WHY IS IT AIMED AT PRIVATE RENTED PROPERTIES AND NOT SOCIAL HOUSING / COUNCIL HOUSE.
THE OLD DOLL HAS A LARGE PENSION BUT IN NEWCASTLE THEY DISREGARD ALL WAR RELATED PENSIONS WHICH MEENS HER ONLY INCOME RE BENEFITS IS £34 PER WEEK STATE PENSION LETS HOPE THEY NEVER START TO CALCULTE WAR PENSIONS AS EARNINGS OUR VETERANS DESERVE ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET THIS YEAR ALONE DUE TO THE IDIOTIC WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WE HAVE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF EXTRA CLAIMANTS FOR WAR PENSIONS