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Housing benefit is paid every four weeks in
arrears either directly to you or your
landlord.
It is paid either into your bank account or you will receive a
cheque crossed account payee or sent in a Giro direct to your
landlord.
Housing benefit is only paid while you are resident in a property
and entitlement ends as soon as you leave.
If you leave any rent due after that date is a matter for you to
pursue with your landlord.
However, entitlement may continue during a temporary absence
from the home.
You will be subject to various checks during your claim, such as a
verification visit or a written check, and your benefit may end if
you fail to respond to these requests.
However, housing benefit cannot be paid for the part of your rent
which covers what we call ineligible services.
If you are charged a calendar monthly rent the appropriate weekly
rent will be calculated and paid on in arrears on a four-week
cycle.
For example, if your monthly rent is £350 per calendar month this
is converted into a annual figure by multiplying it by 12 to give
£4,200 per year.
This is then converted into a daily rate by dividing by 365 to give
£11.506 per day and then multiplied by seven to produce a weekly
rate of £80.55.
Therefore, if you are entitled to full housing benefit you would
expect to receive £322.20 every four weeks which is four times the
weekly charge of £80.55.
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