How do I receipt housing benefit payments
To receipt a tenants housing benefit select tenancy from the main menu / tenant batch receipt / Contact / select the housing benefit supplier from the contact list and the sage company from the company list. Any outstanding housing benefit items for this contact will be displayed on the screen in black.
If you wish to reduce the list by displaying only housing benefit items relating to one specific property, then click on the little square box at the right end of the property field and then select the property from the property list. Any items outstanding for the selected property will be displayed.
To receipt an item in full click on the item and then click on – pay in full.
The amount, receipt, and analysis totals fields will display the amount and the unallocated box will be zero. Make sure that the transaction date is correct and that you are posting into the correct bank account.
For landlord rent the bank account will be number 1260 ( client bank account ).
When you are ready click – post receipt / Yes and the clear receipt form will appear. This displays rent receipts. Click the clear receipt / yes buttons and the transaction will be posted and the form will disappear and you will return to the tenant list.
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