Housing benefits - the tricky bits

Course outline

This course explores problematic areas of housing benefit law and is suitable for advisers with experience of the benefits system, including those who have attended our 'Housing benefit overview' course. With reference to legislation and case law, the course will help advisers to develop and refine skills required to successfully challenge housing benefit decisions

Learning objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

identify when benefits will be paid on two homes and during temporary absence from home
identify arguments for non-recovery of overpayments
explain the methods and processes of challenging overpayments and recovery decisions
identify arguments for good cause when applying for backdated housing benefit