Can you get a mortgage with DLA and housing benefit?
jillyates
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Hi -can anyone tell me whether they know if it is possible to get a mortgage with DLA and Housing Benefit for my son who is autistic with LD. He is privately renting a house atm but am worried about when I am not here and/or if the landlord decides to sell.
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Hi sadly no, benefits are not taken into account when purchasing a property, even if they were housing benefit would not be part of his income because you can only claim HB for rental properties, to claim on a mortgage you only get interest and the outstanding payments still build up hence why so many people lose their home's when they become unemployed.
You could put his name down for either sheltered accommodation or a ciuncco property so he has a secured tenancy0 -
HI there is a scheme called HOLD.. it deals with this scenario. Home ownership for Long term Disabled. look at http://www.mysafehome.info/ we are just looking into this and it sounds like it may suit you too? good luck0
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