An application for a loan or grant toward the costs of repair could constitute steps being taken to make premises habitable. The applicant owned a substantial property which had fallen into disrepair. He claimed housing benefit for the property where he actually lived. The refusal of housing benefit because of the capital value of the other property was incorrect. The rules allowed a disregard for the value of a property being repaired.
Citations:
Times 28-Jun-2000
Statutes:
Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 No 1971 Sch 5 para 27
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing, Benefits
Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.85592