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DLA paid to support housing costs, claims IDS

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Mairi
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Welfare rights officer - Dunedin Canmore Housing Association

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I’ve got a case that’s just gone to the Upper Tribunal where the ‘double counting’ is an issue.  We’ve treated it more as a circular thing in that the tenant was expected to apply for a DHP which would take into account the fact that care was paid for, would get a DHP and would then be expected to have the care costs looked at again to take the reduced (or nil) housing cost into account.  I’ve argued that it’s not reasonable for the tenant to be expected to keep up with this, particularly as it could be an ongoing circular application / re assessment process for a couple who both have significant health problems.

Ironically we won the HB appeal at the FTT hearing then got a revised decision through the post a couple of months later reversing it.