Hi, my name is Alexander123! Daughter moving in as carer

Alexander123
Alexander123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited February 26 in Housing and independent living

I have a one bedroom flat which i own outright i am on disability and pip

But I need overnight care so need another bedroom

My daughter can be my carer she can come and go so not living with me she lives with her auntie

I can't afford a 2 bedroom flat but she is willing to put money towards the new property and live in as my carer

She would live with me

Will this affect my benefits she is apprentice

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 3,953 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @Alexander123 and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    This shouldn't impact your PIP as pip is not means tested and it doesn't matter how many bedrooms you have when receiving this😊

  • Alexander123
    Alexander123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I need a bedroom for a carer but I own a one bedroom flat i cant afford to buy a 2 bedroom but my daughter has cash to put towards

    The two bedroom and be my carer

    I no pip won't be affected

    But what about utc

    ShShe Is working

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,722 Championing

    Hi,

    As you don't get any Housing Costs because you own your home outright, your daughter's living arrangements will not make any difference to your UC.

  • Alexander123
    Alexander123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    Thank you

    What about council tex

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,401 Championing

    You will need to inform Council Tax once you are living together.

    Your single person 25% discount will end.

    Council Tax Reduction is decided on at a local level and each local authority has different rules for this meaning it's very hard to advise on individual cases from here.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,722 Championing

    If I've read correctly, the carer won't be living there permanently in this case, so shouldn't affect Council Tax either.

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 2,181 Championing

    In the initial post it says she would be living with them

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,722 Championing
    edited February 27
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1105421#Comment_1105421

    It also says not living with them, living with auntie.

    Edit - Ah I might have misread. Currently living with her Auntie. But would be living with the OP full time if they moved.

    In that case, yes they would need to be added to the Council Tax.

  • Alexander123
    Alexander123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    So we could bye a two bedroom property together i would provide eg 200

    She would provide the rest to upgrade to a two bedroom eg 100

    We would be share ownership out right

    I can still keep my pip and othere benefits

    But have to lose the 25 % discount

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