Housing benefit, will it affect pension credit when my son comes back home to live?

jcg
jcg Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited June 4 in Benefits and income

I'm on housing benefit. I'm a pensioner. My son, who works full time is coming back home to live. He works full time. When Council sort out how much rent and Council tax he needs to pay how can he pay it separately to me so that it doesn't affect pension credit etc as he won't be paying me anything

Comments

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,908 Championing

    You will need to tell Pension Credit when he is living with you.

    Your son could always set up payments directly to Housing Benefit & Council Tax using your account details.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 1,700 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @jcg and a warm welcome to the community to from me!

    I see Kimi has answered your question and given some good advice so i won't add anything else today but it's lovely to have you on here and I hope you enjoy your time on the community😄