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Response 932060

Response to request for information

Reference

930260

Response date

7 September 2022

Request

Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (2005) as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only)

 (Please answer YES/NO)

Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the War Pension scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only)

 (Please answer YES/NO)

Does the Local Authority disregard a Service Invaliding Pension or Service Attributable Pension, paid under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only)

(Please answer YES/NO)

Response

Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (2005) as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit - Yes
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction - Yes
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments - Yes
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only)  No

Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the War Pension scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit - Yes
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction - Yes
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments - Yes
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only) - Yes

Does the Local Authority disregard a Service Invaliding Pension or Service Attributable Pension, paid under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:

    1. Housing Benefit - Yes
    2. Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction - Yes
    3. Discretionary Housing Payments - Yes
    4. Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only) - No

FOI Responses Housing 2022