stainsby
Welfare Benefits Officer, Gallions Housing Association, Thamesmead SE London
Member since 22nd Jan 2004
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RE: Shared Ownership - Who should pay service charge?
Fri 24-Jul-09 04:24 PM |
Reg 12(2)(a) of the current HB Regs excludes payments under a long tenancy except a shared ownership tenancy, and so service charges for shared owners will qualify for HB, given that Reg 12(1) (e) allows for payment of service charges
Sch 2 para 4(1)(a) of the JSA Regs forbids payment of housing costs via JSA in respect of "any housing benefit expenditure.", so I think the service charges should be met by HB, unless and until the person staircases to 100%, and so no longer pays rent.
Incidentally, I am dealing with an HB appeal at the moment where the LA are not paying the sinking fund charge
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