Hi Everyone
Sorry - this is a complicated issue so this email is rather long and
detailed!
We have got 2 prospective students who are planning to bring live-in
carers with them. They will be living in Halls of Residence. They have
pretty much sorted out their care packages and will receive direct
payments, but we are still struggling to sort out how the cost of the
carers' rooms will be met.
I understand that, historically, this cost has been met by the student's
social services as part of their care package, but the Social Worker of
one of these students says that this changed in April 2011 and that the
student now needs to apply for Housing Benefit.
The Skill booklet 'Personal Care at University' states: Housing
allowances and additional rooms for carers. From April 2011, disabled
people claiming housing benefit will be entitled to funding for an extra
bedroom for a carer. Contact your local authority for details.
I am not clear that this means that there is now no onus on the
student's social services to meet the cost, or just that there are now
two different ways this cost can be met - does anyone have any ideas?
There are all sorts of other issues here, including:
- the amount of housing benefit will be capped at the Local Housing
Allowance, and there will inevitably be a shortfall: who is responsible
for this?
- in order for the student to claim HB for the carer's room, I believe
that the contract / tenancy agreement for BOTH rooms needs to be in the
name of the student. (We don't have any dedicated flats with carer
facilities so it will be 2 adjacent rooms within a standard hall). Our
Halls Office can do this, but there are implications for things like
residents lists for receiving mail, fire evacuation, etc. which will
need to be addressed as the Carer will not be on the system if no
contract is issued in their name.
I have not yet contacted our local Housing Benefit Office, but can bet
they have not encountered this situation before and I am hoping to be
armed with some guidance or regulations when I contact them. (I think
the student has to apply to the local HB office as they will temporarily
resident here ??).
I would really appreciate any information or suggestions of where I can
find further details, or even just to hear that someone else is looking
into the same situation.
Cheers
Esther
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Esther Griffiths
Cynghorwr Anabledd / Disability Adviser
Gwasanaethau Cefnogi Myfyrwyr / Student Support Services
Llawr Cyntaf / First Floor
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