Hi, my name is Nicola. Son moving in, will I have to pay full rent?

Roxy55
Roxy55 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited March 1 in Benefits and income

Hi my son has just finished with his girlfriend I'm on benefits and he is on universal credit if he moves in with me will I have to pay full rent

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  • Veevi
    Veevi Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener

    Probably not full rent but it would depend what benefits you claim

  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 3,538 Championing
    edited March 1

    Which benefit exactly do you receive please?

    Do you live with a partner, do they recieve any benefits?

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,814 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Heya @Roxy55 and welcome to the community. Sorry to hear your son's split up with his gf, I hope he's doing ok.

    As Kimmy has already asked the questions needed, I'll let you two get on with things. I just wanted to pop in and say a quick hello. 😊

  • Roxy55
    Roxy55 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    Thanks I receive pip and ESA

  • Roxy55
    Roxy55 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I live on my own aswell

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 13,405 Championing

    hopefully, it will be nice company for you.

  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 3,538 Championing

    If your PIP includes Daily Living then no deduction will be made to your Housing Benefit. You will get as much rent paid for when he moves in, as you do now.

    You will lose your single person's Council Tax Discount.

  • Roxy55
    Roxy55 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    Do you know how much council tax will I be paying

  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 3,538 Championing

    You would have to contact your local authority to update them when he moves in, for them to recalculate your claim.

    All councils run a different scheme for Council Tax Reduction so we can't advise on individual cases from here.

  • Charlie_Scope
    Charlie_Scope Posts: 16 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    If you are currently living alone and receiving income-related benefits, it is likely your ESA contains SDP. If this is the case, this will stop when your son moves in, unless he is also receiving DLA or PIP @Roxy55.

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