Housing Grants

A vulnerable householder has been defined for the purposes of the Decent Homes standard as either:

1) Householders aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more of the following   benefits:

•  Income Support
•  Council Tax Benefit (excluding single person discount)
•  Housing Benefit
•  Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
•  Guaranteed Pension Credit
•  Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

OR

2) Householders with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

•  Income Support
•  Council Tax Benefit (excluding single person discount)
•  Housing Benefit
•  Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
•  Guaranteed Pension Credit
•  Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

OR

3) Householders in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,050, which must include a disability element)
• Disability Living Allowance (which must include either the higher mobility rate or the high or middle care rate)
• Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,050)
• Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• Income Support (which must include a disability premium)
• Council Tax Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Constant Attendance Allowance (which must be at the Normal Maximum Rate, Intermediate Rate or the Exceptional Rate)

Notes:
The term 'Householder' includes the applicant's spouse, or partner, if they are living with the applicant.

Last updated: 10/08/2011