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Mortgage on universal credit unfair than rent

MarkIngleton
MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
I have been  told I have to much savings  I said  this is for house repairs if I need them . As  a home  owner if my house  is sud standard  the council  can take it off me  but universal  credit  said it's still savings . if you rent your land lord has by law as to keep you safe and warm  . Not the case if you own your  house .Should we as house owners  have a allowance  for repairs separate  to savings as we have mortgage to pay  . and repairs 
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi there 

    Unfortunately that is the case f8r home owners 

    You don't get any housing element if you own your own house either as opposed to help if you rent 

    I lost my home when I became disabled and unable to work and pay a mortgage as a single parent 
  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,521 Disability Gamechanger
    Explain how your council would take a house off you? have you seen the ITN investigation in to sub standard social housing some people have been reporting mould and damp for years. For all means tested benefits savings are savings, it would be impossible to drill down into what the savings were for, on millions of claims.
    So no I don't think an allowance is a good idea, in fact I think its a very bad idea.
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  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    But there is a big difference the landlord makes money  from the person it's his  responsibility by law  we don't make money we came not move you can make  a complaint to the housing officer he can make them do  the repairs if not court  .the council takes  my property repair it them rents it back  to me even if I have paid  the mortgage  off
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,911 Disability Gamechanger
    That sounds complicated  my son brought his council house but they still have to do their own repairs if he wanted to sell it he would have to sell it back to the council  unless he had paid the mortgage off then he owns the house and its his to sell to whoever he wants 


  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,521 Disability Gamechanger
    But there is a big difference the landlord makes money  from the person it's his  responsibility by law  we don't make money we came not move you can make  a complaint to the housing officer he can make them do  the repairs if not court  .the council takes  my property repair it them rents it back  to me even if I have paid  the mortgage  off
    I'm sorry I really don't understand what you are saying.
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  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    It sounds like
     percentage  so part rent and you pay each month  and then  you pay a percentage off as well if you want so they can own 20% and the rest by the land owner the more they pay the more they own 
  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    Woodbine it's easy the land lord makes money it's up to the person  to complain they rent have more legal rights and can get help to put it right we don't  have rights we have no land lord if my boiler stops working I have no hot water or heating  land lord by law has a duty of care  . to fix it you can complain  to the council  or to the company how rents it  first .IF we don't have the money  we have No way off fixing.  
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,911 Disability Gamechanger
    My brother owns  his council house out right now so he has to do his own repairs now aswel 
  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,521 Disability Gamechanger
    Woodbine it's easy the land lord makes money it's up to the person  to complain they rent have more legal rights and can get help to put it right we don't  have rights we have no land lord if my boiler stops working I have no hot water or heating  land lord by law has a duty of care  . to fix it you can complain  to the council  or to the company how rents it  first .IF we don't have the money  we have No way off fixing.  
    That's the joy(?) of home ownership i'm afraid.
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  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Community member Posts: 3,127 Connected
    Woodbine it's easy the land lord makes money it's up to the person  to complain they rent have more legal rights and can get help to put it right we don't  have rights we have no land lord if my boiler stops working I have no hot water or heating  land lord by law has a duty of care  . to fix it you can complain  to the council  or to the company how rents it  first .IF we don't have the money  we have No way off fixing.  
    That’s the whole point of ownership though, it’s your responsibility I’m afraid. 
  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    I totally agree but if you have some one else taken that responsibility away don't they have a responsibility two .
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Community member Posts: 3,127 Connected
    I don’t really know what your getting at. Whatever agreement is in place and because you bought your home, surely you knew what you were getting yourself into? 
  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    No one knows  whats r ound the corner my point is should  we be allowed  serpert  amount  for repairs  and not counted  as savings
    And should this be counted as income. As savings  are
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Community member Posts: 3,127 Connected
    Unfortunately. It will be classed as savings. 
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,586 Disability Gamechanger
    As you own a house, you have a large amount of capital tied up in it that renters don't have.  You're also always 'banking' the money spent on a mortgage each month into it, increasing that capital. 

    Renters lose the money the moment it's paid.  They don't have anything more than their savings account.

    If the worst should happen, you can sell your house to get some money back.  This is why a mortgage doesn't get paid by benefits like rent does.

    I can see your point, and understand where you're coming from, but there are pro's and con's to both rent and mortgage.  I don't think either is being treated unfairly by having the same savings limits.

    (I don't actually agree with the savings limits themselves, but that's for another thread!)
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,911 Disability Gamechanger
    @woodbine it's my understanding that if you have savings over 6000 you can't get help from universal credit if I am wrong then I apologise and please correct me 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,488 Disability Gamechanger

    Hi @lisathomas50. From Turn2Us regarding savings and Universal Credit:

    Any capital/ savings you have under £6,000 is ignored.

    Any capital/ savings you have between £6,000 and £16,000 is treated as if it gives you a monthly income of £4.35 for each £250, or part of £250, regardless of whether it does or not. So if you have £6,300 in a savings account, £6,000 of it will be ignored and the other £300 will be treated as giving you a monthly income of £8.70.

    If you have capital/ savings over £16,000 as a single claimant or as a couple you will not be entitled to Universal Credit. Some capital can be ignored when working out if you are entitled to Universal Credit.

    If you are a member of a couple but have to make a claim as a single person, your partner's capital/ savings will still be taken into account.
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  • MarkIngleton
    MarkIngleton Community member Posts: 33 Connected
    That's a laugh I got 1 .25 last year interest for the whole  year 
  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,521 Disability Gamechanger
    @woodbine it's my understanding that if you have savings over 6000 you can't get help from universal credit if I am wrong then I apologise and please correct me 
    Over £6k but under £16k reduces you benefits
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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,521 Disability Gamechanger
    That's a laugh I got 1 .25 last year interest for the whole  year 
    You were lucky. 
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