bed room tax

can any one tell me how you how u go about getting discrencery payment for this tax going out of my mind abel to pay just now as i recive d l a but i am sure thats going to stop help if you can x

hi recived a letter abought a month ago saying that the 1996 act applyes to me thay sent me a letter saying that I had an under payment of£513 I phoned the housing to day and thay said that the money has been paid into an account that I would not get it all back as I have to pay a month rent in advance I don't understand as my benifet pays the rent I have not missed a payment of the bedroom tax since it started in april con you tell me if this right as I thought I would get it all back thanks

valerie wrote: hi recived a letter abought a month ago saying that the 1996 act applyes to me thay sent me a letter saying that I had an under payment of£513 I phoned the housing to day and thay said that the money has been paid into an account that I would not get it all back as I have to pay a month rent in advance I don't understand as my benifet pays the rent I have not missed a payment of the bedroom tax since it started in april con you tell me if this right as I thought I would get it all back thanks

Hi v,

We don't really advise on Bedroom Tax.

If you were covered by the "1996 Loophole" in the HB Legislation, then the underpayment that you mention will be to cover monies owed to you due to that.

As it seems that you are up to date with your obligation to pay the Bedroom Tax part of your rent that was not covered by HB, the £513 should be to cover that.

Theoretically as you have been paying it, you are entitled to be reimbursed for the total amount that you have paid since 01/04/13.

Maybe what they are saying is that your tenancy agreement states that you must pay your rent one month in advance, I don't know ?.

The only way to clarify this is to contact your Landlord, as the LA HB department may well have paid this underpayment direct to the Landlord, therefore if that is the case, you would have to claim the monies back from your Landlord.

Don't forget, the government have stated that they are altering the legislation to close this loophole in March 2014, so after that time, you may then be liable to pay Bedroom Tax once more.

See :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/2575-bedr...rds-plan-to-close-it

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/2617-bedroom-tax-loophole-closed

nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2014/01/bedroom-t...96-claims-exemption/

nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2014/01/bedroom-t...996-claim-exemption/

And more here :

speye.wordpress.com/2014/01/

Here is a list of potential sources of advice is needed :

Where to get advice

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