From: "Robin Cox" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Current Account Mortgages and Benefits
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 10:24:55 GMT

"Charlie"  wrote in message
news:tP6Vb.849$vo1.194@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> I've got a One Account for my mortgage (works like a current account with a
> huge overdraft) does the job centre treat these the same as ordinary
> mortgage accounts when you claim benefit please? I know you have to wait 9
> months before you get help with your mortgage when on JSA and I'm hoping to
> be back in work long afore then - but since this is also my main bank
> account as well as my mortgage, I wondered if there were any pitfalls I
> should know about?

I could be wrong, but I believe that for Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit
your mortgage overpayments (if any) are counted as savings, but for other
benefits they are not.


Robin