Hyndburn Borough Council

Housing Benefit provides assistance to people on low incomes to help pay their rent. 

From 1 January 2012 a significant change is introduced that will apply to single people aged under 35.

This means that you may only be entitled to the lower rate of Housing Benefit for a room in shared accommodation if the following apply:

• you are single person
• you are occupying one bedroom self-contained accommodation in the private sector
• you make a new claim for Housing Benefit on or after 1 January 2012
• if you are currently receiving Housing Benefit, and your claim is due to be reviewed after 1 January 2012, and at the time of your review you will be aged 25 or over but under 35 years.

For further information about this important change to Housing Benefit, please see our factsheet.

Pages in What's New In Benefits?

• 1. What's New in Benefits
• 2. Council Tax Support
• 3. Changes to Housing Benefit from 1 April 2013
• 4. Local Housing Allowance - Changes from April 2012
• 5. You are here Changes in Legislation From 1 January 2012
• 6. Changes in Legislation From April 2011
• 7. Our Self Service Counters
• 8. Benefits Service Inspection Report 2010
• 9. Apply for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit online.
• 10. Advice and Information Sessions at your local library
• 11. Mobile Information Unit
• 12. Faster Payments for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit claims
• 13. Changes in legislation from November 2009

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