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Do not miss out on more help to pay the rent,

 

Don’t miss out on more help to pay the rent, CAB urges families
 
More families with children will now be able to get help towards paying their rent, thanks to changes to benefit rules.
 
The CAB is urging parents who receive child benefit and rent their homes but who at present get no housing benefit to check their entitlement again. 
 
It has worked out that a single parent with two children, for example, who previously just missed out on getting any help towards paying the rent could now be entitled to housing benefit of up to £21.58 a week.
 
The rule change also means some parents already receiving housing benefit will automatically see the amount they are entitled to go up, and more people will also become eligible for help in paying their council tax bills.
 
The extra money will be available to help all tenants with children, whether they live in council housing, housing association property, or private rented accommodation.
 
It comes about because from Monday 2 November income from child benefit is longer be taken into account when it comes to calculating entitlement to housing benefit and council tax benefit.
 
 “Our calculations show that this change in the rules could make a huge difference to some families.  We would urge all parents in rented accommodation who are not at present getting any housing benefit to contact us or the council’s housing benefit department as soon as possible to find out if they qualify for this much-needed extra help.”

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