under occupancy

[catkin417]

Hi

BF privately rents 3 bed house on his own.

Been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

Means will be receiving treatment as an inpatient for chemo. First round in 7weeks 3 days second round who knows.

Advice received for Macmillan applied for HB,CB reduction and Pension Credit.

Awarded HB DHP for 13 weeks and full CB reduction. Await PC decision been 6 weeks.

As he was claiming WTC Macmillan people wasn't aware of run on period whilst ill.

Anyway my question is he exempt from Under Occupancy Rule as according to Shelter website you attain the State Pension Credit age as from 01/04/13 61 yrs. and 5mths.

He was born 15/02/50.So qualifies?

But do the rules mean state pension age which is different and do you have to already be in receipt of HB as at 01/4/13 to benefit.

Thank you.

[caro]

The bedroom tax only applies to social housing, ie council or housing association.

[abc123def]

catkin, he will receive the amount of housing benefit set by his local authority as a local housing allowance rate for a 1 bedroom property. Their LA website should list the LHA rates so you can see how much he can claim each week towards his rent. He will need to find the rest of the rent himself. The council should help him find something smaller if he needs to move as he is vulnerable, even if that is a smaller privately rented property.