To be honest HB that relates to private lets is dying a natural death. Who actually can find a place at or below the 1/3 level that will allow HB claimants to rent? Those that do are generally the pits. I know of one disgusting individual (28) that is supposed to have heart failure!!! Yes he has a problem but he is now OK with the medication he is on and lives a normal life - if you call binge drinking and consuming/selling class A drugs normal. He managed to convince the council via his GP that he couldn't walk 5 metres without getting out of breath - load of rubbish, I know the guy he is my ex son in law!! He was given a new 1 bed semi bungalow which he deals from, but spends most of his time living with his new GF. He has big ideas - he wants to buy it under the RTB scheme and let it out.

That would suggest that that reason to deny a benefit actually exists but has maybe been used incorrectly in this case. I can't think of any reason for that to be thought of by the DWP. As someone said that it could be used if you took unnecessary risks in your job or social life that led to an illness/accident etc. What about skydiving, mountain climbing, skiing, what about putting yourself at risk on a Friday night and having an argument with someone that decides to end the argument with a knife or a gun? Would those be classed as being self inflicted? That sentence has no place in benefit regulations. You might as well say that liver damage caused by alcohol is self inflicted.