Can u claim housing benefit if you aren't claiming any other benefits?

[stalin's dead]

My ESA appeal claim as been disallowed and at present I am waiting for clarification from the DWP on the way forward but I just need to know if I can still claim housing benefit if i'm not in receipt of any other benefits like ESA or indeed JSA?

 

Not sure about the rules surrounding this 'benefit hinterland'

 

many thanks

[raydetinu]

I dont belive so, but check direct.gov website or Shelter.

[leemack]

Yes you can still claim you just need to contact the council and let them know what your current income/capital is and how you're supporting yourself.

[ErikaPNP]

As Leemack says, you don't need to be in receipt of an income based benefit to claim it, but if your current ESA claim is linked to HB (Your award letter states that you get housing benefit because you are on income related ESA), you need to inform them if this has stopped and be reassessed on income/capital. If you are appealing an ESA decision, you can continue to receive ESA at the assessment rate whilst the appeal is pending, thus any linked HB should not be affected (though it may be suspended until ESA payments are restored).

[stalin's dead]

thanks very much for that advice

 

I failed my ESA appeal so will have to reapply. I did inform the council of this and will await some mail from the DWP and the council and take it from there but now I know I can claim HB then that's ok

 

many thanks

 

sd

[flumps1976]

You can reclaim housing benefits at the same as you reapply or ESA.

[stalin's dead]

thanks flump..any chance of answering my other questions ive just posted so quickly!!!

 

appreciated

 

sd