MAC and HB

Question in CAB training pack, sounds wrong to me, am I missing something?
MAC on HB and PC move to another property, answer says they have to claim UC and can’t make a claim for HB in new property.  My understanding is they can..

My understanding is that if they move within the same local authority area they can remain on HB as that’s a change of circumstances but if they move out of their current local authorities area then it would be UC as that would require a new claim for HB.

They can, regardless of same or new local authority as they are protected by an existing Pension Credit claim and therefore can make a new claim for Housing Benefit.

That’s what I thought but couldn’t find a specific example to back that up whereas having a pension age HB claim clearly allows you to then make a claim for PC

it’s article 4 of the commencement order

Also see example 1 in HB Circular A3/2019

That is very worrying to hear and I hope you can contact someone to get this changed as soon as possible Maggie.

We’ve had one case where MAC were badly advised by a local Cit A in exactly this situation and they’ve not been able to reverse the mistake.

To be clear, this is in the guidance circular A3/2019 Mixed age couples: changes to entitlement conditions from 15 May 2019

Example 1 – New claim from a mixed age couple on or after 15 May 2019
The claimant and partner have been continuously entitled to Pension Credit and pension age Housing Benefit since December 2018. The claimant and their partner move to a new address in a new local authority (LA) area so their current Housing Benefit claim closes. As they were entitled to Pension Credit on 14 May 2019 and continue to be entitled to it they are able to make a new claim for pension age Housing Benefit.

Snap! :)

Daphne - 15 April 2020 02:43 PM

Snap! :)

All that yoga is keeping my brain sharp ;-)