help getting my own home

richard81

hi all 
i would just like to say that im overwhelmed with the information this site brings and i know longer feel alone 
i would just like to ask that im thinking of hopefully getting a new home that will be in a new bourough that is not yet changed to universal credit would this trigger a reassesment of benefits and also change my entitlement to esa and pip im on esa support group with severe disability premium and standsrd daily living pip also the property will be private freehold and hopefully be transferred into my name for me to be totally independent would this effect my benefits 
thankyou all so much 

i forgot to mention that i have severe bipolar ocd and possible autism thats not yet been confirmed 
many thanks 
richard 

richard81

i forgot to put in. will this effect my benefits or anything else. 

many thanks 
from richard 

CockneyRebel

Hi Richard

Wow ! that must be exciting for you.

There should not be any reason for reassessment. Property in your name is disregarded with regard to benefit if it is your home, so this  should not affect either ESA or PIP.

Is your ESA contribution based, income related or income related top up ?

This could have an affect if you get CT relief

I hope this helps

Please ask any questions

CR

richard81

thanks cr i get income related esa have been on it for a number of years 

richard81

i used to work years ago but became to unwell 

richard81

also so to be a pain what is ct releif ? 

richard81

also sorry to be a pain what is ct releif ? 

CockneyRebel

No problem

My apologise I am so used to this stuff now I forget others arent
CT is council Tax relief

CR

richard81

oh ok thanks cr i will try and look in to it a bit more 
thanks  so much for your help  cr i feel much better now  
take care buddy speek soon 
best regards 

rich 

CockneyRebel

No Problem Rich
Just let me know if I can help with anything else

CR

richard81

ok thanks again  cr 

Debbie_Alumni

Hi @richard81,

Welcome to the community. It's wonderful that you don't feel alone any more and I hope you've found the information and support so far really helpful.

I agree with @CockneyRebel, there should be no reason why a move would trigger reassessments of your ESA and PIP. These benefits are already subject to reassessment at frequent (and sometimes, not so frequent) periods. 

I'm really pleased that you've done your research on Universal Credit and you've factored this into your decision making. Keep an eye on the dates that Universal Credit is due to roll-out in the area you're living in and moving to. Things are changing all the time with the dates. At the moment the full roll-out is delayed until December 2018. It was expected to be complete by September 2018 so we've gained a little bit more time and this is good but every time we get our heads around the latest updates with Universal Credit, something else changes and it's not easy keeping track!

Let us know how things progress with your move and whether we can provide any further advice.

Best wishes
Debbie

rich_hobbs_1

will do 
thanks debbie