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leaving home, JSA, and council tax
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Hey, got a few queries here
Ive decided i want to move to lincoln, to live in the house i lived in as a student . My plan is to go on job seekers allowance until i can find work, which will give me enough money to live in the meantime.
However, internet research has failed me somewhat, does anyone know if my rent and council tax would get paid as a benefit in addition to me recieving JSA every week? My parents seem to think so. If this isnt the case, then JSA wont be enough for me to pay rent and eat so it wont be possible, as i really need to be living in lincoln while im looking for work as its over 3 hours away from where i am now, and i would have to probably end up paying more to travel up and down for interviews etc.
Also, as the house is for students, the landlord gets council tax exempt, which means that as im not a student i will be responsible for council tax charges. If i get this paid in addition to recieving JSA, will they pay it in this circumstance, giving that i will be the only non student there? In fact, if council tax needs to be paid, would i need to pay for the tax of the whole house or just my share as there will be 4 people living there? (but 3 other students....)
Also im getting really confused about council tax charges, i *think* that the house i plan on moving to is in band A but i cant seem to find how much council tax would be charged for this? been on the lincolnshire council website and it just ended up confusing me...im not sure if the figures i saw were the increase or the actual council tax itself!
Going to speak to the landlord but he's on holiday at the moment so i cant just yet, so if anyone knows anything it would help, cheers
Ive decided i want to move to lincoln, to live in the house i lived in as a student . My plan is to go on job seekers allowance until i can find work, which will give me enough money to live in the meantime.
However, internet research has failed me somewhat, does anyone know if my rent and council tax would get paid as a benefit in addition to me recieving JSA every week? My parents seem to think so. If this isnt the case, then JSA wont be enough for me to pay rent and eat so it wont be possible, as i really need to be living in lincoln while im looking for work as its over 3 hours away from where i am now, and i would have to probably end up paying more to travel up and down for interviews etc.
Also, as the house is for students, the landlord gets council tax exempt, which means that as im not a student i will be responsible for council tax charges. If i get this paid in addition to recieving JSA, will they pay it in this circumstance, giving that i will be the only non student there? In fact, if council tax needs to be paid, would i need to pay for the tax of the whole house or just my share as there will be 4 people living there? (but 3 other students....)
Also im getting really confused about council tax charges, i *think* that the house i plan on moving to is in band A but i cant seem to find how much council tax would be charged for this? been on the lincolnshire council website and it just ended up confusing me...im not sure if the figures i saw were the increase or the actual council tax itself!
Going to speak to the landlord but he's on holiday at the moment so i cant just yet, so if anyone knows anything it would help, cheers
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ETA: There's a topic around her somewhere about it, but I think if you are the only person eligible to pay council tax in the house (ie the only one who's not a student) you get a 25% discount on the coucil tax bill.
ETA more: http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/ben_calc.asp?sec_id=1436 Website to help you work out your benefit entitlement (I haven't tested it tho).
With the council tax benefit, if you are living with other people on benefits or students, you won't pay any council tax. If you are living with people who are working and eligible to pay CT, you will only get a third discount.
if you get housing benefit, youll get CT benefit as well.
In the south east they will almost always pay less than the local going rate. Lincoln might be OK though. I always got the full rate in Birmingham.
Maybe they just like me?
Not all landlord will accept people who aren't working either.
I've only ever claimed HB in the SE in Brighton, 10 years ago. They paid £16 under the value of the rent - which was very average. I've never claimed in London, but my g/f has and they paid her less than the rent - which was average. It was a similar story for some of my clients in my last job.
You're lucky.
If you are under 25 then housing benefit will only cover a room in a shared house if you qualify (rather than you own flat) but this is what Blah was interested in anyway.