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I help my daughter out in her business a couple of days a week unpaid since I lost my job. Can I still claim housing benefit even though I "work unpaid" or will the benefits office say I should be paid for this work and turn down my claim?

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It's not generally accepted as volunteering if you are doing work for a family member. This leaflet may be of use: http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/jcp/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/websitecontent/dev_015837.pdf

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Erika

Thanks for that - It doesn't say anything anywhere about commission paid work. (or if it does I have missed it). If my daughter pays me commission on anything sold (she cannot afford to pay me a regular wage) where do I stand with housing benefit? Any ideas?

 

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If it's not a job that it is reasonable to volunteer to do, or for a family member, they will assign notional income to represent what you should have earned.

 

If it's housing benefit only, you can receive a certain amount of income a week before it is affected, so it will depend on what other benefits and income you receive.

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