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    This document provides information about how housing support charges in Bolton, UK are assessed. It explains that charges are means-tested based on a person's income, savings, and other financial circumstances. The assessment process involves comparing one's weekly income to a standard amount, and any income above the standard amount may result in a contribution toward housing support costs. The document outlines the assessment steps, details what types of income are excluded, and provides contact information for assistance or to appeal one's assessed charge.

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    This document provides information about how housing support charges in Bolton, UK are assessed. It explains that charges are means-tested based on a person's income, savings, and other financial circumstances. The assessment process involves comparing one's weekly income to a standard amount, and any income above the standard amount may result in a contribution toward housing support costs. The document outlines the assessment steps, details what types of income are excluded, and provides contact information for assistance or to appeal one's assessed charge.

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    This document provides information about how housing support charges in Bolton, UK are assessed. It explains that charges are means-tested based on a person's income, savings, and other financial circumstances. The assessment process involves comparing one's weekly income to a standard amount, and any income above the standard amount may result in a contribution toward housing support costs. The document outlines the assessment steps, details what types of income are excluded, and provides contact information for assistance or to appeal one's assessed charge.

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    This document provides information about how housing support charges in Bolton, UK are assessed. It explains that charges are means-tested based on a person's income, savings, and other financial circumstances. The assessment process involves comparing one's weekly income to a standard amount, and any income above the standard amount may result in a contribution toward housing support costs. The document outlines the assessment steps, details what types of income are excluded, and provides contact information for assistance or to appeal one's assessed charge.

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    The following questions will help you to

    work out if you can apply for assistance


    with your Housing Related Support
    Charge

    Question 1
    Do you get Housing Benefit?
    If yes then you will not have to pay for
    your housing support and you do not
    need to complete this form. (Please
    contact the Supporting People Team if
    your support charges are not being paid.)

    Question 2
    Do you get Income Support or
    Pension Credit (Guarantee
    Credit)?
    If you get Income Support or Pension
    Credit (Guarantee Credit) you will not
    have to pay anything for your housing
    support but you should apply for housing
    benefit. If you receive the savings credit
    as part of Pension Credit you may still
    qualify if you meet the other criteria.

    Question 3
    Do you have savings or capital of
    more than 22,250?
    If you have savings of 22,250 or over
    and you are not receiving the guarantee
    credit part of pension credit you will have
    to pay the full cost of your housing
    related support.

    Question 4
    Is the answer to questions 1 or 2
    no?

    How we work out an assessed charge

    the cost of your housing related support.


    Your charge will be called an assessed
    charge. See details on the next page for
    how we work out your assessed charge.

    Step 1:

    We work out how


    much money you have
    coming in - your
    weekly income.

    (But remember we ignore some


    benefits and earnings). We also take
    off the amount you have to pay for
    Council Tax and any rent or mortgage
    before we arrive at your final income
    figure
    Step 2:

    We compare your
    weekly income to a
    standard amount.

    This standard amount is increased by


    the government each year.

    Step 3:

    We see if your weekly


    income is higher or
    lower than the
    standard figure.

    If your weekly income is less than the


    standard amount you will not have to
    pay for your housing related support.
    However, if your weekly income is
    higher than the standard amount then
    you will have to make a contribution
    towards the cost of your housing
    related support.

    Step 4:

    We work out how


    much you have to
    pay

    You will be asked to pay the


    lower amount of either:
    the cost of your housing
    support, or
    the amount of weekly income
    you have over the standard figure

    Who will work out my new


    charge?
    Once you have filled in the Financial
    Assessment form sent with this leaflet
    you need to return it to the Income
    Team. They will work out how much, if
    anything, you need to pay and will
    write to you with your new charge.

    How will I pay my housing


    support bill?
    When you are notified of your new
    charge we will also tell your landlord
    who will collect the charge on our
    behalf. In some circumstances we will
    collect the charge directly from you
    and you would be notified by us if this
    is the case.

    Where can I get help?

    If neither 1 nor 2 apply we will assess to


    see how much you need to pay towards
    Revised May 2008

    Question

    If you have any questions about charges


    contact the Supporting People Team on
    01204 335313
    If you have any questions about about
    filling in the form contact the Income Team
    on 01204 333333. They may be able to
    offer a home visit to help you complete
    the form. You may also be able to get help
    from your landlord, or support worker. What

    The basic principles of the


    Fairer Charge Means Test

    The financial assessment


    is just about you
    We look at your income and capital.
    We normally take into account the
    income and capital of your partner if
    you have one. This means that if you
    have a joint income or joint savings
    we will only take your half into
    account when we do the
    calculations.

    We need to know about all


    your savings and capital
    except the value of your home
    When we are working out your
    capital we do not need to know
    about the value of the home you live
    in. We do however need to know
    about any other property or land you
    own, and of any savings or other
    sorts of investment.

    Some income is completely


    ignored

    We will not include Attendance


    Allowance or Disability Living
    Allowance in the calculations. We
    ignore any pension credit (savings
    credit) and any earnings you may
    have from work. We also ignore a
    portion of War Pensions. However,
    we do need to know if you receive
    any of these benefits.

    happens if I
    You do not have to be
    dontagree
    When
    will you
    financially
    assessed
    if you do
    with the
    way
    reassess
    my charge?
    not
    wish
    to
    be
    you have
    We will reassess your
    worked
    out choose
    If you
    not to have a financial
    charge each year.
    assessment you will have to pay the
    my charge?

    We will do this by
    full cost of your housing related
    sending you a
    support.
    If you think
    we
    change of
    have made a
    circumstances form.
    mistake in the
    There are some
    ANUARY 2004
    way we have
    changes that you
    must tell us about
    worked out
    immediately, so that
    your charge
    we can reassess
    please let us
    your charge. These
    know.
    are:
    You can either
    Changes in your income
    ring the
    that are more than 10 a
    Supporting
    week
    People Team or
    If your savings go up to
    you can write
    more than 22,250
    to us at the
    address on this If your savings drop below
    22,250, please do not
    leaflet. We will
    hesitate to contact us at
    put right any
    any time for remistakes we
    assessment.

    have made. If
    you are still
    not satisfied
    you may
    decide to make
    a complaint,
    which you can
    do by writing
    to the

    You can tell us about these


    changes by contacting the
    Income Team at Paderborn
    House, Bolton. (Please note
    - we do not need to know
    about standard changes in
    benefit rates).
    For independent advice
    contact your local citizens

    FAIRER
    CHARGING
    Means Test
    A brief explanation

    This leaflet explains:


    How we will work out your charge for
    housing support
    Where
    you canPeople
    get help
    and advice
    Supporting
    Team
    What
    to do Crescent,
    if you are not happy with
    Le Mans
    the
    new assessment
    Bolton,
    BL1 1SA of how much you
    need to pay
    Revised May 2008
    Tel: 01204
    335313
    Please
    keep this
    leaflet in a safe
    Email:
    place
    for reference.
    [email protected]

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