Accommodation Assistance payment

[HouseWorks]

I have a property that is worth at least 400 per week but the existing tenant genuinely can't afford that much. He's been refused accommodation allowance because wife is on work visa and not PR. Should the new tenancy agreement starting January be solely in husbands name as he has Permanent Residence and then re-apply for Accommodation supplement? Will this affect her residency application if her name isn't on the agreement? Thanks for any advice you can offer.

[FJW]

Hi House works

Not sure about whether it will affect her residency application but I would be inclined to have everyone 18 years and over to be on the tenancy agreement as its joint liability and you can have more control that way.

How are the rent payments going to date? If they are not making their rental payments why would you want to keep them on?

Hope that helps

[jc_sbc_12]

Work and income needs to assess accomodation supplement according to income of husband and wife. Only permanent residence visa holders can get the accomodation supplement and not work visa holders but they need to compute the work visa holders income as well. Unfortunatelly thats the way it works. No point to declare him as sole person for tenancy agreement because if winz said he cant get accomodation supplement because partner is on work visa then he wont get it at all. Winz and immigration work closely together, and they also need to prove immigration wise that they are gnuine couple and tenancy agreement with both their names is a great evidence.