If you rent a property and claim housing benefit, will your landlord have to know?
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 at
2:02 pm
I want to rent a place, but I am on a low income so I will want to claim housing benefit. But most places to rent now, dont allow housing benefit as payment. Why is this? Why does your landlord have to know??
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It sounds like you’re talking about the housing choice voucher program, or section 8, right?
If that’s the case, the landlord absolutely has to know. Housing assistance programs pay directly to the landlord, they do not pay to the tenant (for more than obvious reasons..). Landlords have the choice of whether or not to accept such things.
Now, if you’re thinking you will need to get on this type of assistance, you should contact your local housing authority or whomever handles the voucher program for your area ASAP. In metropolitan areas, there is often a long waiting list for these benefits (in medium sized cities it can easily take more than a year to be approved).
That should really be the first step you take. From there, they will help you find affordable housing. They often network with landlords that DO accept voucher payments, and will send you in the right direction. Also, you may not even qualify for it…you’ll want to know that well before you find a place. Bear in mind that they determine how much you will get based on your eligibility factors, such as disabilities and dependents. While you may think you’re low income, eligibility is relative to how low income you are compared to the rest of the local population.
Because housing benefit gets paid directly to the landlord from the government. Most landlords will require that you provide verifiable proof of sufficient income to afford the rental unit. In order to accept that payment the landlord gives up substantial legal protections of thier property
JA! Dieses kann nicht ohne sie getan werden wissend, weil die meisten Programme sie erfordern, etwas Schreibarbeit zu ergänzen, damit sie anerkannt erhält. Auch die meisten diesen Programmen zahlen dem Hauswirt die Miete direkt. Kein Zustand erfordert Hauswirte, diese Programme anzunehmen. Wenn sie kein Gehäuse dann sagen, müssen Sie einen anderen Platz nur finden.
Ich weiß nicht, warum so viele ihn nicht annehmen, aber das ist ihr Recht.
Su propietario sabrá porque cualquier ventaja que usted recibiera sería enviada directamente a él
If your in the UK, when you apply for a property, you will have to give references, one of which is employment. The landlord needs to know how you intend to pay your rent? You will therefore have to say you will be applying for BH.
Once you have become entitled to HB the payments are sent to you, not as others have said to the landlord.
Alta is incorrect saying the payments will automatically go to you instead of the landlord with regard to housing benefit. I have a tenant who has been with me for several years, has recently lost his job given the current financial situation, and has had to apply for housing benefit. The payments are paid directly into my bank account as his landlord and everyone is happy with this arrangements. In this case his housing benefit does not cover the rent, but it is my decision to accept this lower amount because he is such a good tenant and as long as the mortgage is covered I’m ok with that. Discuss the situation with any potention landlord – it would have to be a private let rather than an agency – because some landlords would be happy with the situation if the rent is paid direct to them – the question is whether your allowance will cover the rent – and also the length of time it takes for the benefits office to process the paperwork. However, once that paperwork has gone through your landlord is guaranteed his rent. ASK – don’t give up – some of us landlords are very approachable you know! Good luck with the situation.