Housing Benefit - Rent Officer Referral

just had a letter about a rent assessment for the flat i rent privately, i'm currently on ESA what exactly does the assessment entail?

dap33 wrote:just had a letter about a rent assessment for the flat i rent privately, i'm currently on ESA what exactly does the assessment entail?

Some helpful information:

https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/changes-to-a-regulated-tenancy

https://www.gov.uk/check-register-rents

Let us know what the outcome is please.

If your rent increases...

Report any rent increases to the council.

Your housing benefit might increase if you're a council or housing association tenant.

Your payments will probably stay the same if you’re renting privately.

This is because the local housing allowance (LHA) rate that applies to your household is the maximum you can get. Your housing benefit only increases if your actual weekly rent is lower than this figure.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/housing_benefit_how_to_deal_with_changes/how_changes_affect_housing_benefit