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If I move into a new house within the same LA with one other person who works, can I still get SDP?

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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,631 Disability Gamechanger
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    @lisathomas50 benefit rules are the same in England and Wales, there are some differences in Scotland and N.I as they have more devolved powers.
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  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,911 Disability Gamechanger
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    @woodbine not i am not allowed to comment 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    calcotti said:
    Kami - are you claiming housing benefit? If so you need to bear in mind that if you move from a one bedroom flat to renting a room your housing benefit entitlement will go down so although your rent will be less you may be no better off in terms of your housing costs. At the moment you are entitled to the one bedroom Local Housing Allowance rate, if you are a lodger you will (I think) only be entitled to the shared room rate. 
    Kami, reading through this thread again I now think this earlier post of mine is incorrect. Because you are entitled to the SDP, even if you live in shared accommodation you will remain entitled to the one bedroom Local Housing Allowance rate. I apologise.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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