Hi,
I'm just wondering whether, in the expert opinion of the forum posters here, I might have any case for appealing for discretionary payment of housing benefit for the next 13 months.
My circumstances are that I am a first year uni student. I'm a divorced single parent of four children in a four bedroom housing association house. two girls, two boys. The boys share a room and the nearly 15 year old girl has her own room, and the 7 year old girl the box room.
I get some housing benefit as my student loans don't cover living expenses. Because the eldest is not 16, I am considered to be under occupying by one bedroom. As soon as she turns 16 I won't be. Her birthday is in May, so for 13 months I have to find an extra £65 for rent...
It would be ridiculous to move as we need this size house.... I've been through my budget and cut down every possible expense. There isn't anywhere else except the food budget to shave it off......
Does anyone think I have any kind of grounds to appeal? I've got three years more at uni, and then I'll be able to get a job that will pay me enough to be completely free of state help - yay!
I'm just wondering whether, in the expert opinion of the forum posters here, I might have any case for appealing for discretionary payment of housing benefit for the next 13 months.
My circumstances are that I am a first year uni student. I'm a divorced single parent of four children in a four bedroom housing association house. two girls, two boys. The boys share a room and the nearly 15 year old girl has her own room, and the 7 year old girl the box room.
I get some housing benefit as my student loans don't cover living expenses. Because the eldest is not 16, I am considered to be under occupying by one bedroom. As soon as she turns 16 I won't be. Her birthday is in May, so for 13 months I have to find an extra £65 for rent...
It would be ridiculous to move as we need this size house.... I've been through my budget and cut down every possible expense. There isn't anywhere else except the food budget to shave it off......
Does anyone think I have any kind of grounds to appeal? I've got three years more at uni, and then I'll be able to get a job that will pay me enough to be completely free of state help - yay!