Hi, my name is lynne2322! I have a benefits question

lynne2322

Hi Everyone, I have a benefits question. My daughter lives with us and is on work-related ESA due to ill health. We are going to but her a house so she can live with a friend who is a trainee police officer.
Question. Do we own the house and charge her rent then she would charge her friend rent (no formal agreement) or do we gift her the house and she then charges her friend rent. I can't quite understand whether she will get her ESA reduced because the rent will be classed as income?  When I google it just addresses people who have a mortgage.Also would the lodger sharing the bills be classed as income? Or if we own it and both pay us rent why would she get her ESA reduced? 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @lynne2322

Welcome to the online community and thank you for asking your question. It's lovely to see you join us and I hope you are well today.

I have moved your thread over to our benefits and financial support category and marked it as unanswered  

 

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calcotti

What type of ESA does she receive?
If you were to charge her rent how would she find the money to pay it? She will not get any benefit help for her to pay rent to you.

lynne2322

Hi her friend is definitely just a friend.