Hi, my name is hattie61!

hattie61

My sister wants to move with me with her 15yr old granddaughter whom she has guardianship we are both on pip dla I have a 2 bedroom flat which I rent from local council I receive full hb will effect hb? we are doing this to look after and support each other any advice would be appreciated many thanks

Holly_Scope

Hi @hattie61 I wanted to say firstly how wonderful it is that your both doing this for her Granddaughter. I bet she feels very lucky to have you two.

I would suggest speaking with your local council/benefits office as you're expected to report any change to them anyway. But hopefully given the circumstances, they'll support. Is your sister also on HB?

Best wishes,

Holly.

hattie61

Thanks Holly yes my sister is on hb she has no partner and neither do I so why not all live together our only worry is will we get full hb. My sister gets no financial help for her granddaughter so we wouldn't want to lose full hb

Kimmy87

If your PIP includes Daily Living then no deduction will be made to your hb.

Unless your sister gets added to your tenancy (and not many councils allow joint tenancies outside of couples in a relationship), she has no liability to pay rent therefore no entitlement to hb herself (or UC Housing Element if the move means a change of local authority area).

Seperately if the Council feel you will be making yourself overcrowded deliberately, they may refuse permission.

You really are best off speaking to your Housing officer on that aspect.

hattie61

Thanks I asked the council if she could be added to tenancy and she said yes?

Holly_Scope

Hi @hattie61, @Kimmy87 makes a really good point about the size. It's great that they've agreed to allow your sister to be added to the tenancy but will the house be a comfortable size for you? If not, it might be worth reaching out to the housing officer to understand if they can facilitate something more suitable, maybe something a bit bigger if needed.