Young Individuals
If you are single and under 25 you are classified as a young
individual by the Housing Benefit regulations. This affects
the maximum amount of Housing Benefit that we can pay to you.
If you are a private tenant your rent will be restricted to the
single room rate follow the link for
details. There are a few excetions to this rule these are as
follow;
- You rent your home from Harlow Council
- You rent your home from a registered Housing Association or
Registered Social Landlord.
- You are aged under 22 and were formally in Social Service care
under a court order(under section 31(1)(a) of the Children Act
1989) which applied(or continued to apply) after your 16th
birthday
- You are aged under 22 and were formerly provided with
accomodation by Social Services (under section 20 of the Children
Act 1989) but are no longer in that accomodation or remain in it
but the accommodation is no longer provided by Social Services
- You have one or more dependants
- You qualify for a severe disability premium when your benefit
entitlement is calculated
If any of the above apply to you your Housing Benefit will not
be restricted to the single room rate but paid at the rate
applicable to your household.
If you want to view further advice about other benefits
that are payable for those of age 16 or over you can follow
this link to the
connexions web site who can be contacted locally via the one
stop shop at Occassio House or you can follow this link to the
Direct Government website.
You can follow this link if you wish to return to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit index
page or you can use the links on the top and on the left
hand side of this page.