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date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:34:14 GMT,
group: uk.gov.social-security
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Social Fund and HB?
Do social fund loan repayments count as a reduction in income, and
thus increase a person's housing benefit while the loan is being
repaid?
date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:34:14 GMT
author: bealoid
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Re: Social Fund and HB?
bealoid wrote:
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My local council works works out HB on the rate you should be getting.
Not the rate you're in receipt of 'cos of any deductions.
Not sure if this nationwide though.
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date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:55:13 GMT
author: we are the robots
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Re: Social Fund and HB?
On Oct 24, 2:34 pm, bealoid wrote:
> Do social fund loan repayments count as a reduction in income, and
> thus increase a person's housing benefit while the loan is being
> repaid?
No the gross rate of benefit is used other wise the LA would be
repaying some/all of your debt which would defeat the object of a loan
from the state.
The same applies ito other means tested benefits such as IS when
taking into account benefits reduced to repay a previous overpayment.
Mike
date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:04:50 -0700
author: Mike
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Re: Social Fund and HB?
bealoid wrote:
> Do social fund loan repayments count as a reduction in income, and
> thus increase a person's housing benefit while the loan is being
> repaid?
No, I am afraid not.
Loans can be treated as capital too, causing a double-whammy.
A social fund loan wont be enough to affect the claim as capital though,
quite apart from the fact that it will be spent quickly.
date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:51:49 +0100
author: anthonyberet lid
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