{"id":188282,"date":"2023-10-10T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/am-i-eligible-for-housing-benefit-run-on\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:28:57","slug":"am-i-eligible-for-housing-benefit-run-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/am-i-eligible-for-housing-benefit-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I eligible for housing benefit run on?"},"content":{"rendered":"

**Am I eligible for housing benefit run on?**<\/p>\n

If you are facing financial difficulties and need help paying your rent, you may be eligible for housing benefit run on. This is a temporary payment to assist individuals who no longer qualify for regular housing benefit due to a change in circumstances. To determine your eligibility, several factors need to be considered. Let’s take a closer look at the requirements and guidelines.<\/p>\n

To qualify for housing benefit run on, you must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n

1. **Change of circumstances:** You must have experienced a change in your circumstances that has caused your regular housing benefit to cease.<\/p>\n

2. **Jobseeker’s Allowance:** You must have been receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Incapacity Benefit, or Employment and Support Allowance immediately before your circumstances changed.<\/p>\n

3. **Coronation transition:** You are transitioning from Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance (Income-based) or Employment and Support Allowance (Income-related) to Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

4. **No entitlement to Universal Credit:** You are not eligible to receive Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

5. **Satisfactory circumstances:** You must still have satisfactory circumstances that would have entitled you to housing benefit if you hadn’t experienced the change.<\/p>\n

Once you have met these requirements, you may be eligible for housing benefit run on. This means you will continue to receive housing benefit at your previous rate for an additional four weeks after your circumstances change. It provides a buffer period to assist you in finding alternative financial support, such as a new job or eligibility for Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

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