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Who can get a discretionary housing payment?
Anyone can get a discretionary housing payment. It's up to your housing benefit/council tax benefit...
Hazelann A. replied:
Its called a predetermination . Fair rents The council are required to send details of a tenancy to the Rent Office for private tenants in receipt of housing benefit whose tenancy commenced after 1 January 1989.The Rent Officer will tell us if you are being charged a reasonable rent for your accommodation and advise us of the appropriate rent to be used in your Housing Benefit assessment.
Hazelann A. replied:
Where a disabled person's home no longer meets their needs, mandatory grant provision may be available. This will depend on the type of work required to make the persons home suitable for their needs and on whether their needs are deemed eligible for support under the Councils' Priorities Framework. This is determined following an assessment of the person's needs which is carried out by an assessing officer from social work services. More information about the process can be found in the "Guide to Social Work Services" booklet.'The types of assistance that will be provided to disabled persons are described in the 'Scheme of Assistance'.The Scheme of Assistance details:1. The mandatory assistance to be provided to disabled people2. Non mandatory/discretionary assistance that the council may offer to other owners and private landlords3. Details of the enforcement powers available to the council and what help the council will provide where these powers are used.A copy of the document can be gotten by contacting the Private Sector Housing Section on the details shown.As part of the Scheme of Assistance the council have developed a range of 'factsheets' that provide homeowners with information relevant to maintaining and repairing their properties. This information is general and applicable to all
du i know any1 that can fix a tumble dryer, or who knows some1 who can fix them, think its the heating element thats bust cos it still works but only blows out cold air...
Mark F. replied:
Blair Dave Munro knows how tae fix then don't ye mate
North Lanarkshire Council are rubbish! They demand to start our new kitchen on a Friday....New sockets in some rooms don't work...electrician broke our boiler...we now...