meathead   10 #1 Posted October 11, 2017 Can anyone provide me some advice please? Ive just applied for council tax and housing benefit however I'm not sure whether I should have applied for universal credit instead? I work 30 hours per week but am unsure which benefits I should apply for. The more I look online the more confused Im getting ? Many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Puggie   10 #2 Posted October 11, 2017 Telephone our Labour council on 0114 2734567 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bob Arctor   11 #3 Posted October 11, 2017 Can anyone provide me some advice please? Ive just applied for council tax and housing benefit however I'm not sure whether I should have applied for universal credit instead? I work 30 hours per week but am unsure which benefits I should apply for. The more I look online the more confused Im getting ? Many thanks.  If you are working 30 hours a week you are very unlikely to qualify for Universal Credit, count yourself lucky. You did right to apply for housing benefit and council tax support but you may not qualify. They are currently taking 8-9 weeks to process new claims If I were you, I'd budget for having to pay full rent and council tax, then owt you get will be a bonus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   220 #4 Posted October 11, 2017 When I was working 30 hours, I did not qualify for HB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bob Arctor   11 #5 Posted October 11, 2017 There's a good calculator here https://www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator/Intro?cid=d5257281-0e80-4251-9d1e-3f8387ee82f4&isNew=False Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...