Universal credit and housing payments

[mommgee]

We need to move out asap because of a mould problem in our house that is making us feel under the weather. Our baby is only 7 months old so I want to get out asap

the place we are looking at is £850 in rent. That’s one of the cheapest places we are going to find around here and it’s perfect anyway. He earns £1600 a month and we get £661 in universal credit before deductions

do you guys have any idea how much we would get in housing payment (if we would be eligible)? We really need a bit of a support, just an extra hundred or two hundred a month would be a life saver

You can try a calculator to see what you’re entitled to, might give you an idea.

www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator/Intro/Home?cid=8a5e3f34-e321-4fa1-b7df-30752afb00e6

Look at the local housing allowance for your area and then look at your UC payment statement.

Replace the existing housing costs with new LHA then do the recalculation:-)

It will all depend on your LHA amount.
mine will pay up to £650 for a 2 bed. This amount gets added to your UC entitlement then your deductions for wages happens in the same way.

if your place has mould-what is your landlord doing to fix it?