I applied for housing benefit earlier this year. I'm self employed, a single mum and I also do a part time job 4 hours a week for the national trust.
At first I got full housing benefit but when I told them about my new national trust job they cut my benefits and are insisting I earn more than I do!
My self employed business I earn £15 a week net profit (and that's without the carried over loss from last year which they ignore!). For my national trust job I earn £27 a week. They're insisting I earn £113 a week!
I've sent three letters now detailing all of my self employed trading accounts at transaction level, all of my expenses laid out in the categories they use and my tax returns. Tax Credits and HMRC are both happy with my figures and I'm getting working and child tax credits to the full amount. Housing benefit don't even answer my letters, why do they not believe the net profit I'm quoting and insist i'm earning so much more!
Has anyone got any advise or have been through the appeals process? these people are driving me nuts!
Michelle
At first I got full housing benefit but when I told them about my new national trust job they cut my benefits and are insisting I earn more than I do!
My self employed business I earn £15 a week net profit (and that's without the carried over loss from last year which they ignore!). For my national trust job I earn £27 a week. They're insisting I earn £113 a week!
I've sent three letters now detailing all of my self employed trading accounts at transaction level, all of my expenses laid out in the categories they use and my tax returns. Tax Credits and HMRC are both happy with my figures and I'm getting working and child tax credits to the full amount. Housing benefit don't even answer my letters, why do they not believe the net profit I'm quoting and insist i'm earning so much more!
Has anyone got any advise or have been through the appeals process? these people are driving me nuts!
Michelle