Elderly mum moving in and benefits

mokki
mokki Online Community Member Posts: 49 Contributor
edited September 2025 in Benefits and income

hi everyone

My elderly mum is receiving DLA and has state pension and my late dads pension

I receive UC (migration from income based ESA support group) and PIP

In 2 weeks a walk in shower and toilet will be completed for my mum, she will then be moving in. Will I loose any of my benefits and could we get a reduction in council tax?

The house belongs to my mum

I rented from her for 12 years, she had become increasingly ill and has now moved from her rented bungalow.

I don’t receive any housing benefit as it stopped when I migrated

Thank you

Comments

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,454 Championing

    Your UC won't be effected.

    CTR is calculated on a local level and each local authority has different rules for this. Meaning it's very hard to advise on individual cases from here.

  • JennieWren
    JennieWren Online Community Member Posts: 90 Empowering

    our council tax requires one room to have had alterations for the disabled person to get a discount. So your wet room would suffice, however I think every council is different. I can’t get a discount as we only have one bathroom and I really need a wet room, but my daughter’s disability needs a bath. So we just have temporary stuff my hubby has to swap around.

  • bookrabbit
    bookrabbit Online Community Member Posts: 273 Pioneering

    Apart from your not being entitled to the housing element with her living there your UC shouldn't be affected.

    Whether she gets a council tax discount will depend on savings mostly I think.

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