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Housing Related Benefits

Universal Credit (Housing Element)- You can get help paying for your rent if you’re eligible for Universal Credit. This is called your housing element. These payments are for rent to a private sector landlord,rent and service charges if you rent from a housing association or local authority, for example council housing and service charges if you or your partner own the property you live in.

Housing Benefit - If you live in temporary accommodation that you were placed in by the council to meet their duties to you as a homeless person, or accommodation in which you receive on-site support, you won't get help with your housing costs through Universal Credit. Instead, help with housing costs will be paid through Housing Benefit, which you will need to claim from your local council.

Benefit Cap - The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit you can get. It applies to most people aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age. The benefit cap effects Universal Credit, Bereavement Allowance, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Maternity Allowance & Severe Disablement Allowance.

Universal Credit (Housing Element)

You can get help paying for your rent if you’re eligible for Universal Credit. This is called Universal Credit (Housing Element). These payments are for rent to a private sector landlord,rent and service charges if you rent from a housing association or local authority, for example council housing and service charges if you or your partner own the property you live in. Unlike Housing Benefit which is paid 4 weekly, these payments are made monthly and adminsitered by the Department of Work and Pensions

It is your responsibility to make sure you pay your rent and other housing costs to your landlord in full, If you are making a new Universal Credit claim it may be 5 weeks until you receive your first payment. It’s a good idea to tell your landlord that you are claiming Universal Credit so that they understand your situation.

If you are applying for housing costs for rented property as part of your Universal Credit claim you will be required to produce a current tenancy agreement

What UK Life Advice can do for you....

UK Life Advice assist with application for Universal Credit (Housing Element), We offer a no win, no fee with any housing related benefit applicaton and ensure that we will guide the household through the procss and assist with any disputes with the Department of Work and Pensions

To ensure you recieve the best advice, guidance and assistance. Please call UK Life Advice on +44 (020) 7187 6467 or +44 7379 409 232 or click here to book a consultation with our specialists advisors

Housing Benefit

If you live in temporary accommodation that you were placed in by the council to meet their duties to you as a homeless person, or accommodation in which you receive on-site support, you won't get help with your housing costs through Universal Credit. Instead, help with housing costs will be paid through Housing Benefit, which you will need to claim from your local council.

What UK Life Advice can do for you....

UK Life Advice assist with application for Housing Benefit if you are in temporary accommodation, We offer a no win, no fee with any housing related benefit applicaton and ensure that we will guide the household through the procss and assist with any disputes with your local authority

To ensure you recieve the best advice, guidance and assistance. Please call UK Life Advice on +44 (020) 7187 6467 or +44 7379 409 232 or click here to book a consultation with our specialists advisors

Benefit Cap

The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit you can get. It applies to most people aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age. The benefit cap effects Universal Credit, Bereavement Allowance, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Maternity Allowance & Severe Disablement Allowance

You’re not affected by the cap if you’re over State Pension age. If you’re part of a couple and one of you is under State Pension age, get Working Tax Credit (usually employed more than 16 hours a week), Universal Credit because of a disability or health condition that stops you from working (this is called ‘limited capability for work and work-related activity’ and/or Universal Credit because you care for someone with a disability.

What UK Life Advice can do for you....

UK Life Advice assist if you are effceted by the Benefit cap and wish to dispute with the department of work and pensions as you are currently working. We offer a no win, no fee with any housing related benefit applicaton and ensure that we will guide the household through the procss and assist with any disputes with the department of work and pensions

To ensure you recieve the best advice, guidance and assistance. Please call UK Life Advice on +44 (020) 7187 6467 or +44 7379 409 232 or click here to book a consultation with our specialists advisors