Housing Systems: Combating poverty and sustaining tenancies.
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Payments: Deductions


What for / priorities?

What deductions can be made and which take priority?

How Much?

How much can be deducted in total?

Fraud Penalties

What for and how much?

Sanctions

What if the claimant has been sanctioned?

Advances

Repaying an Advance Payment.

Child Support Payments

How much and when?

Third Party Deductions

What TPDs can be taken and how much?

TPDs for rent / Service Charge arrears

Third Party Deductions for rent arrears.

TPDs for rent arrears on Supported Housing

Third Party Deductions for rent arrears where claimant lives in supported housing.

TPDs for Hostel Service Charges

Third Party Deductions for 'hostel' service charges.

TPDs for Fuel

Third Party Deductions for 'hostel' service charges.

TPDs for water

Third Party Deductions for water - when can a landlord get them?

TPDs for court fines

Third Party Deductions for court fines - how much can be deducted?

Hardship Payments

Repaying Hardship Payments.

Civil Penalties

What for and how much?

Benefit Overpayments

What for, when and how much?

Last Resort Deductions

Where it is in the claimant’s ‘best interests’

Causing hardship

How to get help if deductions are causing hardship?