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zolashka89
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Hello
just have a quick ish question.
just have a quick ish question.
I recently split up from my husband and living separate for the last year and a bit. I am not a single mum with a 11 year old and on universal credit but my mum is selling her flat overseas (she doesnt live in the uk or british) and she wants to give me and my daughter the money so we can put a deposit down on a house (about 40-50k or more, depends how much the flat sells for). I am planing to use the money 100% solely on a deposit for a house nothing else. Will this affect my universal credit at all? Also another question is if you own your property do you get housing benefit through universal credit?
Thanks
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Hi and welcome I cant answer the first bit but if you own your own home then you do not get housing benefit as this is for rented housing costs
If you claim UC for over 9 months then it may be possible to get help with your mortgage but interest only and this isnt guaranteed
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Thanks for the tag @janer1967Hi and welcome,Savings/capital of more than £16,000 will end your UC claim as soon as it goes into your bank. My advice to you would be to ask your mum if she can pay the money for the house deposit herself, rather than it be put into your bank first. As you're not selling a house that belongs to you then this money will not be disregarded to allow you to purchase a house.Hope this helps.
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Thanks for your responses.Will it still count if the money goes to the mortgage people after its entered?Would it not be regarded as ‘reasonable’ thing to buy?Also? If I am not eligible for housing benefit after purchasing or owning a house. Do you think there’s not much point in claiming universal credit as i do work and earn about 1333 a month.Thank you
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You're not claiming housing benefit, you're claiming UC which includes the housing element for your rent. They are 2 totally different benefits.You won't be entitled to claim for any help with the rent if you buy your own home because you'll have no rent to pay, the house will be yours. If you have a mortgage then to claim for help with this you need to have 9 assessment periods with zero earnings and even then it's just a loan.Once the money goes into your bank your UC will end because you'll have more than £16,000. It will not be classed as deprivation of capital if you use it to buy a house. Once your money drops below £16,000 then you'll be able to reclaim UC.Whether you'll be entitled to anything at that time without the housing element will totally depend on your circumstances and you'll need to use a benefits calculator to check entitlement. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator/Intro/Home?cid=3e0ad4df-1390-4b09-aef7-d42075d3dde2
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Welcome to the community @zolashka89 Just to let you know, I've moved your post into our Universal Credit category. I hope the above advice has been useful? How have you been getting on?
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