Mortgage interest payments

Yash
Yash Online Community Member Posts: 5 Connected
in Everyday life
I am disabled and unable to work, I have been informed that from next month the DWP are going to stop paying my mortgage interest, they paid some of it, and they advised me to find another home or get a job. Now since I had a stroke my right hand side does not function so I can't really work. So I decided to get a lodger, who could stay in my spare room, but when I declared this they reduced my Income Based JSA so I'm back to square one. Now had I been working under the 16 hour rule I would not have any money deducted. Surely this is not fair. 

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  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    Hi Yash and welcome

    Unfortunately DWP will consider rent as income and therefore deduct it from IR benefits.
    Have you informed your mortgage company and or insurance ?

    CR
  • Yash
    Yash Online Community Member Posts: 5 Connected
    Yes I have but I don’t see how they can help but I’ll ring them up and ask. 

    Thanks CR
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    Do you claim PIP ?

    CR

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