Am I getting the most rent out of Housing Benefit?

Reply to the comment left by “Robert Mellors” at “10/11/2015 – 00:01“:

Thanks Robert, appreciate the info, I will get a copy of the book and learn more about this area, the rules etc.

Reply to the comment left by “S.E. Landlord” at “10/11/2015 – 09:58“:

My point exactly, thank you

Reply to the comment left by “Puzzler ” at “07/11/2015 – 09:29“:

The tenants would not be claiming for a higher number of rooms! There is no fraud whatsoever. Their HB entitlement stays the same regardless of the number of rooms they choose to occupy.

The tenants cannot claim more than the market rent, they would only be entitled to the LHA rate for their household. As for what rent the landlord charges for any property, that is mutually agreed between them and their tenant.

Hi Robert,

Partly off subject but I have found a family who are wanting to rent my property and they have an unusual family mix, the mother is 68 years old and a pensioner on disabilty allowance and her son who is 40 years old and he is on disability and they have the carer who is also their family member being the nephew. On the face of it I like the family and they have a total benefit income(uncapped due to disabilities) of £3400 a month. As my property is a 3 bed they will qualify for all the HB with a top up of around 300 quid a month. On the face of it I would be very greatful if you could advise on what potential problems you would be looking out for with this claim? Also do I need to seek proof that they are truly registered disabled, if so how would I do that? As a matter of course I will check their credit and previous landlords reference and make sure from bank statements that HB was paid to them. I am more curious to know as both mother and son are disabled how I flush them out if they trying to pull a fast one on me. Its just me being paranoid as nothing they have said or done makes me suspicious. Appreciate any tips you can give.

Thanks Peter

Reply to the comment left by “Peter Johnson” at “25/11/2015 – 19:51“:

Hi Peter

Please e-mail me direct on this one. [email protected]