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Welcome to hbinfo

The One Stop Shop for housing benefit and council tax benefit information, including the most active discussion forums concerning benefits on the internet and the latest publications from the DWP, caselaw and legislation.

Legislation

The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016

The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2016

Circulars

A8/2016

A7/2016

A6/2016

Guidance

housing-benefit-factsheet-3-discretionary-housing-payments

Housing Benefit Subsidy Claims – Local Authority Best Practice Guide (March 2015)

Section 1 - Introduction

Caselaw

CH/4612/2014

Capital; self employed

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Bulletins

G9/2016

G8/2016

U2/2016

Newsletters

Housing Benefit Direct issue 170

Touchbase Edition No. 112

Housing Benefit Direct issue 169

Latest Forum Posts

Landlord is father of claimant's child

peterdelamothe - 23/09/2016

1972? I was 15 myself then....I remember lots leaving school at 15 and plenty of dismay about those ...

G8 and Post Master's Degree Loans

cheriehinchliffe - 23/09/2016

Thanks for your advice - just got guidance from our training team and we are using 30% and dividi ...

Cant obtain studnet breakdown

Andrew_Galliers - 23/09/2016

As far as I am aware the letter does not really give you the break down you want either.  Th ...

G8 and Post Master's Degree Loans

pbirks - 23/09/2016

no, i think you use the 30% of the maximum loan.

The fees are averaged at 7k, not indiv ...

Latest News

Benefits cap; letter from DWP

21/09/2016

Local Authority Chief Executive 19
September 2016 Dear Chief Executive I
previo...

Supported accommodation statement

15/09/2016

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/wri
tten-questions-answers-statements/written-statemen...

New Welfare Powers Transferred to the Scottish Parliament starting today

05/09/2016

The Scottish Parliament today takes on new powers
which will allow it to adapt the existing UK welfa...

Startling new statistics show that 67% of specialist domestic abuse refuges in England will be forced to close if they are not exempted from the Government’s plans to cap housing benefit.

05/09/2016

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/archers-trial-week-be
gins-67-refuges-england-69-refuges-wales-face-clos...