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<p>Guidance to local authorities on permitted work and how it affects Housing Benefit
is provided in the Housing Benefit Guidance Manual, Chapter BW2, specifically paragraphs
W2.141 and following. A link is provided below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236962/hbgm-bw2-assessment-of-income.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236962/hbgm-bw2-assessment-of-income.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>There is no specific suspension rule relating to permitted work cases. Decision
makers have general powers to suspend any payment of Housing Benefit, in whole or
part, when there is an issue about whether the conditions for entitlement are or were
fulfilled, or a question arises about whether a decision to award HB should be revised
or superseded. This might be exercised where, for example, the decision maker needs
further information from the claimant in order accurately to assess Housing Benefit
entitlement. It is not an obligatory power; the decision maker may decide whether
or not to suspend, based on the circumstances of the case. Guidance is in the Housing
Benefit Guidance Manual, Chapter C8. A link is provided below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236976/hbgm-c8-suspension-and-termination.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236976/hbgm-c8-suspension-and-termination.pdf</a></p><p>
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