Assess a Housing Benefit claim
Housing and benefits: Assess a Housing Benefit claim. Starts when: A pension-age or supported housing claim. Steps: Verify income and rent; Calculate entitlement; Notify; Pay. Done when: The claimant receives the decision notice and payment starts. Rules that apply: Housing Benefit Regulations 2006; Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006.