ex-partner has been paying rent

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November 3, 2006 at 3:43 pm #23025

anthony
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Hopefully, a quickie – the ex-partner of an applicant has been paying the rent for a council tenant who has now claimed.

How would you take it into account? – We are minded to take it into account as maintenance, and if he stops paying it when HB is awarded then to treat that as a COC.

November 3, 2006 at 4:03 pm #10620

markp
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HB Regs Schedule 5 (14) (2) applies and I would agree with you.

Do I know what I'm doing? The jury's out on that........................

November 3, 2006 at 4:35 pm #10621

petedavies
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and me but 1 caveat…

You say “council tenant”….is the tenancy solely in the name of your claimant?

November 3, 2006 at 4:43 pm #10622

anthony
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[quote:8155c2b2fb=”petedavies”]and me but 1 caveat…

You say “council tenant”….is the tenancy solely in the name of your claimant?[/quote:8155c2b2fb]

Offhand I don’t know – what is your line of thought?
Certainly we have decided to treat our claimant as liable for 100%.
I should have mentioned that the ex has moved out, by the way…although replies have assumed this anyway.

November 6, 2006 at 8:44 am #10623

petedavies
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Sorry, caveat was poorly worded.

If your claimant’s partner is the tenant I can see now way you can treat your claimant as liable – Reg 8: …”because the person liable to make them is not doing so and either”…

If tenenacy is joint or in your claimant’s name then I see no problem.
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