Student finance clearly stating special support disregard to housing

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone from student finance England can reply.

So many people are are struggling to get local authorities to disregard the special support allowance when calculating housing benefit for single parents. I’ve been told from someone at Hackney council that they’ll disregard the books and travel but the rest is income. This was a manager I’d like to add.

I’m trying to find actual legislation and official documents that can explain to these ill informed so called professionals what the law says and I can’t find it.

What would clear this up would be one line from
Student finance to say that DWP AND housing benefit should disregard. Local authorities seem to believe that dwp is separate.

I received my unconditional offer and what should be a really proud happy moment is overshadowed by stress and dread for September. My rent is £245 a week, I will not be able to afford to live or pay my rent. This is making me want to give up my dream after a year of gruelling studying with a child.

If someone has an online document either from government, legislation.com
Or local authority please please share it on here. I don’t have my student finance letter yet but want to have something in stone to hand to hackney so I don’t suffer like so many have.

Thanks

There is a government memo here about how it should be treated , that might help you. /www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544421/m-19-16.pdf . Which university will you be attending? Their su might be able to help

There is a government memo here about how it should be treated , that might help you. /www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544421/m-19-16.pdf . Which university will you be attending? Their su might be able to help

I’ve seen this, it relates to post grad not undergraduate. You would think it would be decent and relevant and easy to find.

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone from student finance England can reply.

So many people are are struggling to get local authorities to disregard the special support allowance when calculating housing benefit for single parents. I’ve been told from someone at Hackney council that they’ll disregard the books and travel but the rest is income. This was a manager I’d like to add.

I’m trying to find actual legislation and official documents that can explain to these ill informed so called professionals what the law says and I can’t find it.

What would clear this up would be one line from
Student finance to say that DWP AND housing benefit should disregard. Local authorities seem to believe that dwp is separate.

I received my unconditional offer and what should be a really proud happy moment is overshadowed by stress and dread for September. My rent is £245 a week, I will not be able to afford to live or pay my rent. This is making me want to give up my dream after a year of gruelling studying with a child.

If someone has an online document either from government, legislation.com
Or local authority please please share it on here. I don’t have my student finance letter yet but want to have something in stone to hand to hackney so I don’t suffer like so many have.

Thanks