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Having difficulty paying my mortgage & need advice on possibly renting.

Summersmommy
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Hi all so I’m in a 2 bed home with mortgage and I’m receiving esa and I’m in the support group. Iv been unsuccessful claiming pip and I’m having difficulty paying my mortgage. I have a boy 13 and girl 4 sharing a room and really need to move. If I rented out my property could I use that rent towards renting a 3 bed ? If I sell il have about 25k which I think means I would lose my esa and children’s benefits altogether but if I rented and lived off 25k it be all gone within around 18 months I just feel stuck all because I’m unwell on lcwra I can’t move to get a bedroom for my daughter
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If you rent your house out you will have to register as a landlord and the money you make every month will be deducted from your esa you would also have to pay for repairs for your house and have fire alarms fitted and your gas and electric checked out to make sure it's all safe
If you sold it as you say you may lose some of your benefits maybe you should speak to the citizens advice before you make any decisions and see what help you can get
My friend is in a similar position and has sought help from citizens advice and she said they are helping her
Others may have better advice they will probably reply later on
Hope you get something sorted
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Hello @Summersmommy and a warm welcome to our online community. How are you doing today?
I'm sorry things are difficult at the minute money-wise. I wondered if I could ask a few more questions so we could better help you?
Firstly, did you request a Mandatory Reconsideration of your PIP decision or take it to appeal? Also, is your ESA all income-related or is any of it contribution-based or 'New Style'? And lastly, do you claim any other benefits e.g. tax credits, UC or child benefit?
If you could answer those questions, we'll get back to you with some more robust advice
Also, just to let you know I've tweaked your thread's title and moved it to our Housing and independent living category so it's more visible to others. Take care and I look forward to hearing back from you.Online Community Co-ordinator
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I assume you’ve considered support for mortgage interest help, though it is a loan and I’m not advocating it by any means.
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