Yesterday (Saturday) I put out a post about the FACT (yes fact!) that if you have been in receipt of HB since before 1 January 1996 then you are exempt from the bedroom tax. This is contained in HB regulations and specifically in the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006. Hereafter called CPR 2006.
This seemingly obscure regulation and everyone has missed it first surfaced or at least first came to my attention from the Rightsnet discussion site – in brief a very reputable and well regarded site used by benefit professionals. It was posted by “HB Anorak” on 2 December and I have referenced this in the post of yesterday which has gone ballistic all over social media.
Please look at that link before you comment that Shelter CAB and NHF et al have never heard of this and other such comments that suggest…
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just been on to HB as we should be free of this bedroom tax and they just told us we need proof of being here since this time scale which after all these yr we dnt. and they said there records only go back 6 years my god they just won`t have it will they so stuck again as no proof as housing and dhss don`t go back tht 1/jan 1996 ;(((