My brother is applying for housing benefit for the first time. Section
17 of the form is about "backdating" and you have to give a reason why you did not claim earlier. His "reason" is that he assumed he would gain new employment more quickly after being made redundant. I can't see that working (he want to claim for the rent earlier this month toa private landlord).
Am I right or is he...and would be be a viable reason since his circumstances were the same (this is what the form asks)?
Thanks.