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Does anyone have any advice on getting a mortgage as someone with a disability?

Does anyone have any information for a disabled person, who is on benefits, i cannot work, but i am disabled and claim pip. I would like to get a mortgage to purchase a property because i would like to have something to leave for my daughter. Anybody out there can you help, as there seems to be a huge amount of discrimination toward disabled people who cannot work, obtaining a mortgage. To make things worse i have lived at the same address for 9 years, paid the same rent for 9 years with a slight increase, and i have to move as my Landlord passed away and his daughter now want to sell this property. Of all the discriminations against disabled people why has this not been dealt with yet....everyone has a right to a home.
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You're totally correct, everyone has the right to a suitable home. I'm sorry to hear about your troubles obtaining a mortgage. I've moved your post into the Housing and Independent Living category so that more of our members will be able to find your post and offer you some advice and support.
I found this article on getting a mortgage as a disabled person on the Shelter website. It's targeted towards people living in Scotland, but I'm sure it's applicable to other areas too, so you might like to give it a read.
Which benefit are you currently in receipt of?
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The best people to speak to would be what's known as a "whole of market, broker" they have access to a number of products that may or may not be available to you.
But in recent climate that can happen to a person in work as well but that doesn't seem to put them off lending to them
I hope you find someone willing to help and let is know as we do get asked this question by other members
I then remember asking at my post office if I could have my income support and I think carers allowance paid into my bank account and the person behind the counter said "certainly not!" and laughed, sarcastically.
Obviously, I didn't know my place..which was the line of shame at the post office each Monday...lol
I was very lucky in that the rates stayed quite low but there was nothing to say they wouldn't shoot up, just because the rate is historically low now no one knows what will happen in the next few years, especially as the country is now in trillions of debt.