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Recovery of Rent Arrears from HB
Are there any limits on the recovery, and rate of recovery, of rent arrears (not OP HB) from HB? These arose durig a period of employment when there was no HB entitlement.
The last post is right this is unlawful.
Sadly, transfering a customers rent arrears to a HB overpayment, so that the govt foots the immediate bill, not the LA, is unlawful…..dam good wheeeze though….would do wonders for rent collection figures.
So I can only see this being an issue if the arrears are owed to someone else. In that case, as I say I cannot see anything affecting HB that is equivalent to the Claims and Payment Regs.
It could also be that the claimant is a former Council tenant and owes the arrears on their former home. The deductions are then from hb on their current (and presumably) privately rented accommodation. Though again, I cannot see that this has any basis in the regs.