Housing Coronavirus - if you have problems with renting Renting privately Renting from the council or a housing association Homelessness Repairs in rented housing Renting a home Mortgage problems Discrimination in housing View all in Housing.
Family Living together, marriage and civil partnership How to separate Sorting out money Making agreements about your children If you were living together Death and wills Gender violence Children and young people View all in Family. Top links Making a will Complaining about social care services What does it mean to have power of attorney? Child abuse - advice and support Advice for people affected by child abuse.
Law and courts Legal system Claiming compensation for a personal injury Discrimination Parking tickets Civil rights. Top links Making a small claim Help for victims of rape and sexual violence. Health Coronavirus - rules you need to follow NHS healthcare Help with health costs Discrimination in health and care services Going abroad for dental care NHS and social care complaints.
NHS and adult social care complaints Find out how to complain about your doctor or health visitor. This means that some claimants will be entitled to more points under the new system, but invariably means that others may lose their entitlement to additional financial support to help them manage a disability. The Citizens Advice website has a useful table of the key activities, descriptors and associated points for PIP claims. The amounts paid for each component or allowance are largely similar, but there are no longer three rates of payment for the care or daily living component.
Although mitigations have been put in place to protect people from certain elements of welfare reform, there is no protection for individuals who lose some of their Housing Benefit as a result of moving from DLA to PIP.
The majority of single people aged under, who rent privately will have their Housing Benefit calculated with reference to the shared accommodation rate. This is the lowest rate of Local Housing Allowance and is generally only enough to allow the recipient to rent a room in a shared house. There are several exceptions to this rule, which will allow a single person aged under 35 to claim the "one bedroom" rate of LHA instead.
One of these exceptions is for young people who receive a Severe Disability Premium. Where a non-dependent adult lives in a Housing Benefit claimant's household, an amount is usually deducted from that Housing Benefit payment. Back Get Support In this section, you will find the Benefits Calculator; Grants Search; details about Turn2us' direct grant-giving funds; and links to other sources of information and help.
Back Support Us In this section you will find information on how you can get involved with supporting Turn2us and the work we do. Back Working With Us In this section you will find information aimed at charity fund providers and those working with people in financial need.
Back About Us Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help — online, by phone and face to face through our partner organisations. What is Housing Benefit? Can I get Housing Benefit? How much Housing Benefit will I get?
How do I claim Housing Benefit? How do I challenge a Housing Benefit decision? Bedroom entitlement Part of the Housing Benefit calculation for private tenants and working-age social tenants is based on how many bedrooms you are thought to need for your household.
You are allowed one bedroom for each category shown below: Each adult couple Each person over 16 Two children of the same sex under 16 Two children under 10, regardless of their sex Any other child An overnight carer you need but who doesn't normally live with you. Private tenants If you are a private tenant and you have made a new claim or moved since 7 April , how much rent can be paid by Housing Benefit will be restricted by the Local Housing Allowance LHA.
Social tenants If you rent your home from a social housing landlord such as the council or a housing association, and you are of working age, your Housing Benefit is not based on rental prices in your area.
Benefit Cap Housing Benefit is included in the Benefit Cap which limits the total amount in some benefits that working-age people can receive. How will I be paid Housing Benefit? Housing Benefit and other benefits Housing Benefit counts in full as income when calculating your entitlement to other means-tested benefits. If you think that you are affected, you should act quickly and contact a local advice service for help. The Advicelocal website has details of services local you.
The Gov. You can also use the government website to search for agencies that can help you to apply The charity Settled can offer further information and guidance.
Note : If your child is terminally ill there are simpler rules which make it easier to apply — see here for further information. The care component of DLA can be paid to a child who needs a lot of extra help with personal care, supervision or if they need watching over. The help they need must be substantially more than the help needed by a child of the same age without a disability or health condition. The lower rate care component is for children who need help in connection with their personal care for a significant portion of the day which generally means at least an hour a day — although this does not necessarily have to be all at once.
The middle rate care component is for children that have either daytime or night-time needs see explanation below.
Special rules apply for some children undergoing renal dialysis at least twice per week. The higher rate care component is for children who have both daytime and night-time needs see explanation below.
Your child will automatically get the higher rate if they are terminally ill. If your child needs help getting around they may qualify for the mobility component. The lower rate mobility component can be paid to a child from the age of five years. It is for children who can walk but who need extra guidance or supervision on unfamiliar routes outdoors. The higher rate mobility component can be paid to a child from the age of three years.
It is for children who are unable, or virtually unable to walk, or where the exertion required to walk would constitute a danger to their life or would be likely to lead to a serious deterioration in their health. Children can also qualify if they have a severe visual impairment, are both deaf and blind, or are severely mentally impaired.
Four factors are taken into account when deciding whether your child is virtually unable to walk. The test is whether their:. To qualify for the higher rate mobility component because of severe mental impairment , the child has to meet all the following criteria:. If you ask for a claim form by phone, it should be stamped with the date of issue.
This is the date from which the benefit will be paid if the claim is successful, providing you return the form within six weeks. If you are not able to complete the form by this date, please let them know and seek advice. If you download the claim form or get one from a local advice agency, the claim will start from the date the completed form is received. It's also possible to phone up for a form.
It is advisable to read the form and the accompanying notes before you start to complete it. You can attach pages to the application form if you think there is not enough space to explain the help that your child needs. Remember to add your child's name, address and date of birth to the extra pages. Special rules allow children who are terminally ill to get help quickly. A child is considered to be terminally ill if they have a progressive illness that is likely to limit their life expectancy to six months or less.
It is impossible to say exactly how long someone will live and some children who receive DLA under these rules live much longer than six months. Under these special rules your child does not have to satisfy the qualifying period ie that they must have needed care, attention or supervision for at least three months, and be likely to need this care, attention or supervision for a further six months.
They also do not have to have been present in Great Britain for weeks out of the last week before claiming — they only need to be present at the time of claiming.
0コメント