Bringing up children : a guide to benefits for families with children / prepared by the Department of Social Security and the Central Office of Information.

Date:
1990
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Credit: Bringing up children : a guide to benefits for families with children / prepared by the Department of Social Security and the Central Office of Information. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Help with the Community Charge. If you are responsible for a Community Cliarge, you may be able to get Community Charge Benefit from your local council. (See pages 13-14.) If you don't work, and haven't enough to live on, you may be able to claim Income Support. Housing Benefit Housing Benefit is paid by local councils to people on low incomes who are paying rent. Housing Benefit is not paid to help you with the following costs; • mortgage interest payments • some service charges • fuel costs • meals. You may get some help from Income Support and this may help to cover mortgage interest repayments. Who can get Housing Benefit If you are on a low income and you pay rent, you may be able to get Housing Benefit. You may also get Housing Benefit if you live in a hotel, hostel, guest house or somewhere similar. It makes no difference if you are in work or not. But if you, or you and your partner together, have more than £16000 of savings and investments, you will not be able to get any Housing Benefit. 11
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