How Does Someone On Benefits Get To Live

[emmie]

in a million pound home. Going on a previous thread about a possible benefit cheat.
there is a cap on how much you can have for housing benefit isn't there? and it certainly isn't that much.

[ladybirder]

Possibly because they already lived there before the benefit cap was put in place.

[emmie]

i know a million isn't a fantastic amount for a home in London, but it does seem that some are getting away with murder.

[ladybirder]

The cap wasn't retrospective I should have said.

[Mamyalynne]

If it's a rental property in a large City like London, even small houses can have a huge market value but the rent will often be within the LHA.

[emmie]

but are they not asked to move to somewhere cheaper?

[ladybirder]

I agree Em.

[emmie]

mamy
what is the LHA,

[Mamyalynne]

https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/search.aspx

[ladybirder]

If they do not work at all then I think they should be moved somewhere cheaper. I'm sure many people working would love to live in Central London but can't afford it.

[Mamyalynne]

Using that resource and popping in a few postcodes will give you an idea of the huge differences.

One bedded property , my area - Lancs - £85 per week.

As above - Brighton - £153 per week.

[emmie]

mamy
thanks. i still don't get it, the h/b must be a small fortune, not to mention this guys disability payments. not sure if i could find a link to that particular case.

[Mamyalynne]

Disability and other payments are not altered by geographical location, but Housing Benefit is.

[ummmm]

Just because a house is worth £1 million doesn't mean it was bought for that.

[Captain2]

Is this who you mean emmie?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11720000/Cleric-said-to-be-behind-Tunisian-beach-massacre-is-living-in-benefits-in-Britain.html

[ummmm]

And aren't many of these £1 million houses owned by the council?

[Mamyalynne]

If someone is in receipt of HB then they obviously don't own the property so the value of the house is irrelevant - they will receive the LHA as set by that Council.

[emmie]

this was the case in question, however there are plenty of others

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1542462.html

[emmie]

captain thanks.

[Mamyalynne]

A Housing Association owns his home, so if they moved him out they'd simply move someone new in.


Please not - I am not fighting any corner for any particular claimant just trying to clarify how it works.

[emmie]

mamy thank you, i am not sure i am any clearer, but at least this chap, if its proven he is fit, will be booted out the country.