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celia1938 | 13:53 Wed 25th Mar 2009 | Body & Soul
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hello,my husband has recently died of the asbestos related disease Mesothelioma. Of course I have started a compensation claim which looks successful.will this affect any housing benefit that I would normally have got because of my know low income,after all it should not in my opinion be classed as savings

Hope you can be of some help CELIA
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Ahem.....it will only affect your claim if you tell them about it..........

Seriously though, HB is calculated on a sliding scale and any savings you have will be considered if they are above �6000, this is also dependant on your age, I believe it changes if you are a pensioner. Perhaps contacting you CAB may help.
The source of your money is of no interest to the agencies - if you no longer fit the criteria, you will no longer get benefits.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefit s/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_i ncome/DG_10018926

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