Housing Benefit for residents with Mental Health/Learning Disability
Case reference FOI2019/00010
Published 28 May 2019
Request
Please provide the following information related to housing benefit amounts paid to people in receipt of care in supported living settings. By supporting living, we mean those who live in a property with their own tenancy, but receiving care and support commissioned by the local authority:
1) The lowest weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for: a) Learning Disability b) Mental Health
2) The mean weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for: a) Learning Disability b) Mental Health
3) The highest weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for: a) Learning Disability b) Mental Health
4) Please explain how housing benefit amounts are calculated for those in receipt of care in supported living settings.
Response
As you made your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the format of this response is formal in order to meet our legal requirements.
You defined supporting living as "those who live in a property with their own tenancy, but receiving care and support commissioned by the local authority"
The answers to your questions 1 to 3 as below are that we do not hold this information.
1) The lowest weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for:
a) Learning Disability
b) Mental Health
2) The mean weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for:
a) Learning Disability
b) Mental Health
3) The highest weekly housing benefit amount you paid to an individual as part of a supported living arrangement for the financial year 2018/19 for:
a) Learning Disability
b) Mental Health
4) Please explain how housing benefit amounts are calculated for those in receipt of care in supported living settings.
Housing Benefit is always calculated in the same way. It is a means tested benefit where the level of income is compared, to the rent charged.
Documents
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