Prison/rent

[abstibus]

Is it true that people who are sentenced to prison and who have been receiving Housing Benefit have their rent paid for six months?

[hc4361]

If you are in prison as a remand prisoner you can still receive benefit for up to 52 weeks. If during this time you are sentenced and committed to prison your Housing benefit will stop unless your sentence is for six months or less. You do not have to inform us before you go to prison to receive benefits however you or a friend, or relative, or a prison social worker should inform us of what has happened as soon as possible.

[hc4361]

http://www.westminste...xbenefits/faq/#prison

[abstibus]

hc,
On remand same as being in hospital then?

[hc4361]

Yes, after all a person on remand may very well be innocent. He is she is waiting for the trial/