Do you get help?

tommy25

As my ability to walk as gone down hill for me and as well as my mental health I want to know if anyone can help

I live in a big 4 bedroom house with stairs to my room I find it hard to get up n down and was looking in to a one bedroom apartment as I don't own much in the house as it a rent a room place I would need to buy alot all new I seen a place but it is private rental from a landlord who's is asking for both the rent and deposit of 850 a month and 1st month or deposit can I get any help with the housing council or benefits as I'm been put over to UC and took over my lcwra from work and support allowance

I now also been approved for pip but im unsure of what they have approved as I only got my text 2 days ago

So can I get any help with rent deposit and apartment essentials

Like bed and furniture

Thank you in advance for any and all help hope everyone is ok n will

Kimmy87

You can apply for help with rent (known as Housing Element) once you move in, for private renting it will be at the LHA rates

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/universal_credit_housing_element

https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/

Your local council might have a scheme to help with the deposit.

These links might also help:

https://www.disability-grants.org/grants-for-household-items.html

https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/

tommy25

Thank you @Kimmy87 this information well help me alot

Anyone know about other bills as I'm in a shear house the rent paid for TV licence gas electric water and internet what is a good plus but the living room is of limits so I just try to stay in the bedroom and go out but can't walk to good I feel locked up sometimes this is a other reason I looking to move on as I have other rooms to go to and From and not having the worry of wakeing others up as I have sleep problems as well

The other thing is the new place don't allow pets but I where I am do as long as it was small and stay in the bedroom so I got a cockatoo bird that stay in it's cage IV had it for 2 years now and don't want to get rid of him there not much places in my area that allowed pets any help I be grateful for thank you

tommy25

Hello is there a website or a way to calculate how much your vetting from pip by the back dated payment as I have try to add the number of all the ways pip is like low rate higher rate and nothing is matched the back playmate is it from the day you called or the day you sent the form of I did mine online sorry my paperwork as not show up yet so idk what I got or how long I got it for thanks and sorry if I came across ABIT confusing

Kimmy87

As it's a new claim it will be backdated to the date you rang to apply for PIP.

Hopefully the letter arrives soon and you'll be able to make more sense of it 🙂