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Mon 07-Jan-08 11:53 AM by shawn
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HOUSING BENEFIT FOR HOUSING MANAGERS (In the social sector)
14th edition 2008/2009
A book by Chris Smith of HB Help published mid January 2008 - THE book about housing benefit for housing staff.
Would you like to cut the amount of time you spend on housing benefit by half AND save large sums of money?
Buying the 2008 edition of 'Housing Benefit for Housing Managers' could well help you do that. It can help you save huge amounts of time chasing claims and negotiating with the council. The guide can help you avoid costly and expensive mistakes on things like overpayments and 'Supporting People.'
It gives you:
- All the housing benefit rules most relevant to your work;
- Information on what housing benefit offices can and cannot do;
- Loads of practical hints and tips on how to avoid problems and deal with them when they do come up;
- In depth discussions of the key issues for social sector housing staff, including overpayments, delays in payment, the verification framework, the rights and obligations of landlords, housing benefit and 'supporting people', how to calculate benefit entitlement, problems with new and renewal claims;
- Clear guidance on what to do when things go wrong, including detailed information about the new appeal system and other remedies.
The guide is written for all social sector housing workers, from housing assistants to directors. It contains specialist information dealing with benefit in sheltered accommodation, hostels etc. as well as general needs housing. The guide is aimed at beginners and experienced workers. It is the only guide of its type designed to deal with the problems you face!.
NEW IN THIS EDITION -
- the introduction of standard rate local housing allowances,
- new guidance and practice on overpayment notifications, which
- change the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants,
- the latest test cases on when a housing organisation can take advantage of the old rent limit rules.
The other latest test cases, regulation and guidance changes and benefit rates from April 2008 are all included.
The guide incorporates changes announced up to 14 working days before publication, so if you order in advance, your guide will be right up to date. Key changes after this date are announced on the news section of our website.
For more information and online ordering see http://www.hbhelp.co.uk/General/HBGuideOrder.htm
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