Housing Benefit (for most new working-age claimants)
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Housing Benefit (for most new working-age claimants) is a former main UK welfare payment that helped low-income tenants with their rent but has largely been superseded by Universal Credit for new working-age applicants.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK welfare benefit
ⓘ
social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | local authorities ⓘ |
| administeredSeparatelyFrom | Universal Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
bedroom tax (removal of the spare room subsidy)
ⓘ
benefit cap ⓘ |
| ageGroupFocus | working-age population ⓘ |
| applicableJurisdiction |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | working-age claimants ⓘ |
| benefitCategory | housing support ⓘ |
| benefitType | non-contributory benefit ⓘ |
| benefitUnit | household ⓘ |
| calculationBasis |
applicable amount for living costs
ⓘ
eligible rent ⓘ |
| claimRouteForNewClaims | Universal Credit system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuesFor |
many pension-age claimants
ⓘ
some existing working-age claimants ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
liability to pay rent
ⓘ
low income ⓘ |
| fundedBy | UK central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactionWith |
Council Tax Reduction schemes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Income Support NERFINISHED ⓘ income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ income-related Employment and Support Allowance ⓘ |
| introducedBefore | Universal Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFramework | Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Local Housing Allowance rates ⓘ |
| meansTestedOn |
claimant income
ⓘ
partner income ⓘ savings and capital ⓘ |
| paymentDestination |
landlord
ⓘ
tenant ⓘ |
| paymentForm | regular cash payment ⓘ |
| paymentType | means-tested benefit ⓘ |
| phasedOutBy | rollout of Universal Credit ⓘ |
| policyTrend | replacement by single integrated benefit (Universal Credit) ⓘ |
| purpose | to help low-income tenants with rent costs ⓘ |
| reductionFactor | non-dependant deductions ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Universal Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusForNewWorkingAgeClaimants | closed to most new claims ⓘ |
| supersededForNewClaims | most new working-age claimants ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
private rented sector tenants
ⓘ
social housing tenants ⓘ |
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