Placing a claim in advance of a set date

[abc123def]

I think I am right in thinking that you cannot place a claim in advance for JSA, fairly sure of that ... (?)

 

but

 

if someone is moving area and knows the date they will be moving in to their new home are they able to place a claim for housing benefit from that moving date giving the date in advance?

 

Reason being someone I know is due to move in 2 weeks and has the money for the deposit and rent in advance for the first months rent but then will have no money at all for the next months rent so we are worried that the housing benefit will not be processed in time for it to have started arriving in time for them to pay the second months rent and thought if the claim could be placed in advance of the move it would give the LA more time to process things and the money would more likely to be sorted in time for the rent.

 

Thank you.

[antone]

You can make a claim for HB up to 13 weeks in advance by contacting the appropriate LA.

[abc123def]

Thanks Antone, that's helpful. Once the referencing checks are done by the agency, which should be no problem, we will get that in then. Sooner the better.