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Confused re o/o housing costs on UC
Hi
Client today had multiple issues, and a tendancy to quote European law. So when he said that he’d seen on gov. UK that he should be getting housing costs as an owner occupier I assumed he was just talking mortgage interest. But I then found this:
“Living in a property you own
If you or your partner own the home you live in and you’re eligible for Universal Credit, you could get a Universal Credit payment. This includes if you live in a shared ownership property.
You need to have been on benefits for 39 weeks without any breaks.
The payment could help pay any of the following:
the cost of buying your property
home insurance
repairs and maintenance”
Later, under Support for mortgage interest (SMI) :
“You might also be able to get Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) if you have been on benefits for 39 weeks without any breaks” .
This makes no sense to me. In the end I congratulated client for finding it, and suggested he pastes the text I to his journal, asking DWP to explain it.
Can anyone here shed any light?
Leasehold service charges
... But I then found this:
...
“You might also be able to get Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) if you have been on benefits for 39 weeks without any breaks” .
Wherever you found it needs updating. One problem with web pages is that they always look brand new. Leaflets used to get dusty, dog-eared and turn yellow, which gave some clues.
Fair enough. I’ll try and submit an update request to gov.uk