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[pdeans]

Claimant becomes liable for rent at her new address while still in hospital. Her tenancy commences on 31/08/06 but she is unable to move in until 18/09/06.
Her daughter (who works full time and is not getting carers allowance) moves in with her mother to look after her also on 18/09/06.

The claimant is entitled to HB (prior to occupation) from 31/08/06, but should her ND daughter be put on the claim from 31/08/06 or 18/09/06?

[Darren W]

Was the daughter always intending on moving in, or did she only decide to move in after her mother became ill?

[Anonymous]

If the daughter only moved in because Mum became ill then I’ll go for 18/9/06.

[pdeans]

I think the daughter is only moving in because the mother became ill. She was going to give up her work to care for her, but changed her mind.

[Anonymous]

How old is the claimant? If she is over 65 then non-dep deduction would not be applicable for the first 26 weeks in any case.

Also there is no non-dep deduction if the non-deps home is normally elsewhere.

I may not have got the facts straight, but is sounds as though the daughter is only there temporarily. In which case I would not include her as a non-dep at all.

[pdeans]

ok thanks. The claimant is only 48. The daughter was staying with relatives prior to moving in with her mum, but I think she would now class her mothers house as her home.

[Anonymous]

In that case I would take the npn-dep deduction from 18/9/06

[pdeans]

That’s what I thought too. Thanks for your help.

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