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DLA and housing benefit

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Beckys_48
Beckys_48 Community member Posts: 1 Listener
edited July 2018 in PIP, DLA, and AA
I am asking on behalf of my son Chris who has a left sided hemiplegia and some learning difficulties. He is in reciept of DLA and earns £541 a month working part time. He has been told he is not entitled to housing benefit. He lives in Brighton - can this be right? He needs to find somewhere else to live by the end of August and I cant find anything that he could afford to rent on his income.
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,030 Disability Gamechanger
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    He will need to put all of his details into this benefits calculator and see what it comes up with.

    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • debsidoo
    debsidoo Community member Posts: 325 Pioneering
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    Am I right in thinking DLA is not counted as income for housing benefit purposes so Becky 48 would have to apply using only the other income.
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