Hi,
I'm thinking of house sharing with a friend from work. She has a daughter and i have a son. I have just been on the phone to the council who said that as far as housing benefit goes we each put in our own separate claim. She said that we each would put in a claim for the 2 bedroom rate. She then directed me to the entitledto website to get a rough estimate of what i may get. Now i clicked on the joint tenant when selecting the Share home box. I then went through the pages and then in-putted the 2 bedroom rate etc, wages and all the other info.
What i am not sure about is the amount of HB it says i am entitled to in relation to the rent. It says i am entitled to £61 a week. Now if the rent is say £140 a week in total and that's split does that mean i only have to pay £9 a week from my own pocket..? I see nowhere on the site where it asks for your actual rent so am not sure. I tried to ring the council back but as it's gone 5 they are now shut.
Any comments are appreciated.
I'm thinking of house sharing with a friend from work. She has a daughter and i have a son. I have just been on the phone to the council who said that as far as housing benefit goes we each put in our own separate claim. She said that we each would put in a claim for the 2 bedroom rate. She then directed me to the entitledto website to get a rough estimate of what i may get. Now i clicked on the joint tenant when selecting the Share home box. I then went through the pages and then in-putted the 2 bedroom rate etc, wages and all the other info.
What i am not sure about is the amount of HB it says i am entitled to in relation to the rent. It says i am entitled to £61 a week. Now if the rent is say £140 a week in total and that's split does that mean i only have to pay £9 a week from my own pocket..? I see nowhere on the site where it asks for your actual rent so am not sure. I tried to ring the council back but as it's gone 5 they are now shut.
Any comments are appreciated.