Why Housing Benefit Decision-Making Sometimes Misunderstands Exempt Accommodation Introduction The legal requirement that care, support or supervision (CSS) be “more than minimal” for exempt accommodation purposes is well established. However, problems arise when some revenues and benefits colleagues elevate this relatively modest threshold into a requirement for substantial personal support, prescribed support hours, daily interventions,… Continue reading The “More Than Minimal” Myth
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What’s the Difference between Intensive Housing Management and Maintenance, and “Care, Support or Supervision”?
Intensive Housing Management and Maintenance are “Support and Supervision”. Intensive Housing Management and maintenance are likely to be “more than minimal”, and there should be no requirement to provide additional CSS for the purposes of housing benefit or exempt accommodation compliance.
What is “Care, Support or Supervision”, and can it be Funded through Enhanced Housing Benefit?
The purpose of this blog post is to challenge the notion that “care, support or supervision” (CSS) in its entirety isn’t eligible to be funded by (enhanced) housing benefit.
Help With Claiming Enhanced Housing Benefit
Supported housing providers will have noticed recently that enhanced housing benefit claims are subject to more intense scrutiny than has historically been the case.