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Private Renting on Benefits Recently?

Just a quick one,
Have any of you been accepted for a private rental property on benefit income alone recently?
Regulars will know I've been desperate to move somewhere more suitable for over 6 months since my PIP win. I've even started enquiring about places that would be a huge compromise compared to my needs but getting refused for those as well. I have more than enough income to cover the rent & bills since my PIP win last year. I have an excellent credit score, never missed a rent payment and never been in debt. One of conditions is OCD (including contamination and perfectionism) so I keep everything spotless and in perfect working order. I don't have any kids or pets or visitors to cause trouble. But none of that seems to matter purely because I can't work and rely on benefit income. I'm getting various excuses in reply but it seems the law around benefits discrimination hasn't made any difference at all in the real world.
I've even suggested large deposits of 3-6 months upfront but they're still not interested. I honestly don't know what more I can do now and need to move within the next month. The only potential offer I've had so far is a place that's basically equal to where I currently am, just without all the maintenance faults of my place.
Have any of you been accepted for a private rental property on benefit income alone recently?
Regulars will know I've been desperate to move somewhere more suitable for over 6 months since my PIP win. I've even started enquiring about places that would be a huge compromise compared to my needs but getting refused for those as well. I have more than enough income to cover the rent & bills since my PIP win last year. I have an excellent credit score, never missed a rent payment and never been in debt. One of conditions is OCD (including contamination and perfectionism) so I keep everything spotless and in perfect working order. I don't have any kids or pets or visitors to cause trouble. But none of that seems to matter purely because I can't work and rely on benefit income. I'm getting various excuses in reply but it seems the law around benefits discrimination hasn't made any difference at all in the real world.
I've even suggested large deposits of 3-6 months upfront but they're still not interested. I honestly don't know what more I can do now and need to move within the next month. The only potential offer I've had so far is a place that's basically equal to where I currently am, just without all the maintenance faults of my place.
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I was going to suggest 6 month rent up front but seems you have tried that
Have you been in touch with shelter at all
I hope you get something sorted soon
I'm sorry to sound so negative, I seem to remember that there are websites that specialise in renting to benefit income persons, one avenue might be sites like gumtree where the private landlords who are not using an agent and might be more open to benefit claimants?
There are various barriers/excuses given, landlord insurance won't allow it, landlord mortgage company won't allow it, lettings agency 'landlord guarantee' won't allow it, etc. Very occasionally I have found one or two who will only allow it but only with a guarantor - and that guarantor needs to be earning triple the monthly rent. (I don't know anyone earning that much). With all that, plus the fact that there are many people wanting each property, I just don't seem to have any chance myself.
There is the DSSMove website but I'm not sure it's even updated any more. It's just had the same 2 places on it for the 6 months I've been looking, and both are over 30 miles away. Gumtree is a good idea though, I haven't looked there recently so will have another look now.
Keep going you will find somewhere
I've never experienced the criteria of a guarantor having to earn three times the rent, but I don't doubt that some landlords would ask for that. I'm sure it depends on the type of property too. I've heard that it can help if the guarantor owns their own place, do you know anyone who does?
Are you considering moving to the place with fewer faults?
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Turned out the place with fewer faults wasn't suitable after all so that's off the cards and I've basically been told there won't be anything suitable any time soon with my current agent now.
I was going to say because I got offered and subsequently accepted a HA flat about 3 years ago now and im still here now, but instead of doing it through all the home finders, I contacted the HA directly and my viewing and signing of the tenancy took about 2 weeks.
I suppose it goes to show how each area, council, HA are all different.