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help getting my own home
richard81
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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
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
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many thanks
from 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
My apologise I am so used to this stuff now I forget others arent
CT is council Tax relief
CR
thanks so much for your help cr i feel much better now
take care buddy speek soon
best regards
rich
Just let me know if I can help with anything else
CR
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
thanks debbie