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  • Housing Benefit Decision Makers Guide

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Decision Making

    Date published: 28 June 2007

    The Housing Benefit Decision Makers Guide is a number of reference volumes for Decision Makers on the interpretation of Housing Benefit Legislation 

    Documents

    • Chapter 1 - Principles of decision making and evidenceAdobe PDF (522.89 KB)
    • Chapter 2 - ClaimsAdobe PDF (310.21 KB)
    • Chapter 3 - Handling disputes & revising decisionsAdobe PDF (380.56 KB)
    • Chapter 4 - SupersessionAdobe PDF (426.7 KB)
    • Chapter 5 - AppealsAdobe PDF (567.13 KB)
    • Chapter 6 - AppointeesAdobe PDF (279.7 KB)
    • Chapter 7 - People from abroadAdobe PDF (416.64 KB)
    • Chapter 8 - Liability to make payments and occupying the homeAdobe PDF (311.24 KB)
    • Chapter 9 - Aggregation of needs and resourcesAdobe PDF (497.24 KB)
    • Chapter 10 - Extended paymentsAdobe PDF (357.65 KB)
    • Chapter 11 - Assessment of needsAdobe PDF (506.39 KB)
    • Chapter 12 - Calculating the amount of Housing BenefitAdobe PDF (404.59 KB)
    • Chapter 13 - Eligible rent & ratesAdobe PDF (364.9 KB)
    • Chapter 14 - Income - Employed earnersAdobe PDF (627.01 KB)
    • Chapter 15 - Self-employed earnersAdobe PDF (706.75 KB)
    • Chapter 16 - Income other than earningsAdobe PDF (695.96 KB)
    • Chapter 17 - CapitalAdobe PDF (777.43 KB)
    • Chapter 18 - Student claimsAdobe PDF (596.54 KB)
    • Chapter 19 - Deciding and paying Housing BenefitAdobe PDF (478.55 KB)
    • Chapter 20 - OverpaymentsAdobe PDF (425.17 KB)
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