Housing Benefit
Housing Law case report: Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit
Ms S had accrued significant rent arrears after her Housing
Benefit claim had been suspended because she had not responded to
letters from the Housing Benefit department.
We made representations to the Housing Benefit department
explaining that she had not received their letters and that as soon
as she had found out about the suspension of her Housing Benefit
claim she had made a new claim.
The Housing Benefit department accepted that she had acted
promptly to restore her claim so she was awarded a backdated
Housing Benefit payment of £5,000.