Housing benefit and the exemption from under 35 rule
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Hi Pauldrew welcome to the Scope community.
Here is a link to a trusted site that should help you:
https://www.gov.uk/housing-benefit
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Hello @Pauldrew and welcome to the community.
Housing benefit if you have a disability
You can claim the 1-bed rate of local housing allowance (LHA) if you are in self-contained accommodation and get any of the following benefits:
- daily living component of personal independence payment (PIP)
- attendance allowance
- middle or high rate care component of disability living allowance (DLA)
- armed forces independence payment
You can claim the 2-bed rate of local housing allowance (LHA) if you need overnight care and somebody regularly stays over to care for you and is provided with a bedroom when they stay.
@BenefitsTrainingCo are you able to confirm that Paul's son would be entitled to the single room rate, and how to deal with the Housing Benefit team regarding this?
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Hi @Pauldrew
Yes, as per the information above your son should be receiving the 1 bedroom rate of HB rather than the shared room rate.
I would advise he (or you on his behalf) writes a letter requesting that his claim be re-assessed from the date of PIP - give as much detail of your previous contacts asking them to re-assess.
I think they will probably then change it, but if they don't, at least you will then be in possession of an appealable decision.
Provided no one is claiming Carer's Allowance for him, if he notifies ESA of the PIP he may also be entitled to a Severe Disability Premium on his PIP. This is an income-assessed addition to the claim.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Mary
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