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Can you claim housing benefit in London if you work.
Just curious. If I moved to London would I be able to get housing benefit because the prices of the houses in London are stuff like £150 a week and that's only for a room in a shared house.
To go for a 1 bedroom flat it goes up to about £240 a week and a studio is a bout £175 or £200 a week.
This seems a lot to me and those are just the basic rents for furnished accommodation with bills included. They are nothing fancy - a place to live and that's it.
Oh and they are in central London where I'd want to be.
So if I worked earning about £237 a week, could I claim housing benefit?
Answer
It depends on your income and age.
Housing benefit is set by each council, and isn't centrally managed, so you'd need to speak to your council to see what, if anything, you'd be eligible for.
If you're under 35, you're only eligible for the cost of a room in a shared house, and not a full flat.
It depends on your income and age.
Housing benefit is set by each council, and isn't centrally managed, so you'd need to speak to your council to see what, if anything, you'd be eligible for.
If you're under 35, you're only eligible for the cost of a room in a shared house, and not a full flat.
Remember Jerry Seinfeld's apartment set on Seinfeld. How big is that compared to real apartments in Manhattan?
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People say affordable apartments in Manhattan are small. I'm just curious how they compare to the Seinfeld apartment seen on the show.
Answer
There are two things you have to consider:
1) Seinfeld was fantasy, nobody wants to watch a TV show set in 600 sqft studio apartment over a Chinese restaurant. His "apartment" was a decent size for Manhattan.
2) Seinfeld was filmed in the early 90s, back then, rent was far less than what it is today. His apartment in the 90s might have gone for $1,800 or so.
Today, that same apartment, a one bedroom, elevator building, intercom system, would probably start at $2,700—and that's if you're lucky.
My apartment is in the Upper West Side, 2,200 sqft, two bedroom elevator, doorman, intercom, private terrace and private video surveillance, on-site gym, and it's $4,200 a month to give you an idea of running Manhattan rates.
Depending on what you're willing to sacrifice, which part of Manhattan you're willing to live, and how hard you look (I'll be honest, I didn't spend near as much time as I should have viewing and looking at apartments), you could find an apartment for much less. However, finding anything under $2,000 that isn't in the projects is a Godsend.
There are two things you have to consider:
1) Seinfeld was fantasy, nobody wants to watch a TV show set in 600 sqft studio apartment over a Chinese restaurant. His "apartment" was a decent size for Manhattan.
2) Seinfeld was filmed in the early 90s, back then, rent was far less than what it is today. His apartment in the 90s might have gone for $1,800 or so.
Today, that same apartment, a one bedroom, elevator building, intercom system, would probably start at $2,700—and that's if you're lucky.
My apartment is in the Upper West Side, 2,200 sqft, two bedroom elevator, doorman, intercom, private terrace and private video surveillance, on-site gym, and it's $4,200 a month to give you an idea of running Manhattan rates.
Depending on what you're willing to sacrifice, which part of Manhattan you're willing to live, and how hard you look (I'll be honest, I didn't spend near as much time as I should have viewing and looking at apartments), you could find an apartment for much less. However, finding anything under $2,000 that isn't in the projects is a Godsend.
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