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Originally Posted by gynn
To qualify for housing benefit, the fair rent for a specific property has to be approved by the Council, so landlords can't charge what they want and receive housing benefit on that figure.
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Originally Posted by Restless
I didn't know that. But in the past I have heard stories of the Council saying we are only paying so much, you find the rest.
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This is all true Rob. My cousin that I mentioned earlier is at present living in a house that I own (ex-council) and I had to get a fair rent approved before she moved in eight years ago. But because the house has more than one bedroom the council will only pay her a reduced amount of housing benefit.
Because of health problems and advancing years she is now on the books with B With Us (what a daft name) looking for a 1 bed ground floor property. This has proved impossible to find for the last four years.