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TeddyB22
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My brother lives in my other brother's house. He had asked him to claim the housing element of UC. He has lived there rent free for over a year. UC tell him it is a 'contrived rent' & don't believe he has been letting my brother stay for nothing. A local MP also said that you can't rent to relatives. I'm sure both are wrong. My Mum rented off my uncle for years before the brother that I'm speaking of became her landlord (though she claims HB on legacy).
If they don't pay the rent my brother is going to sell.
It's putting a real strain on our relationships. I think not charging rent for a year while he looked for work was noble but he is taking advantage now. He's had 3 jobs that hes walked out on & now has applied for PIP.
If they don't pay the rent my brother is going to sell.
It's putting a real strain on our relationships. I think not charging rent for a year while he looked for work was noble but he is taking advantage now. He's had 3 jobs that hes walked out on & now has applied for PIP.
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If the two brothers live in separate houses and he has been living there rent free but now wants to charge rent that will undoubtedly be seen as a contrived tenancy and no housing element is payable.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/969171/admf2.pdfF2140 A claimant will be treated as not liable to make any payment or payments where the DM is satisfied that the claimant’s liability to make the payments was contrived1 in order to1. secure the HCE in an award of or2. increase the amount of the HCE in an award of UC.F2105 A claimant will be treated as not liable to make rent payments where the liability is owed to a person who lives in the accommodation and who is...3. a close relative of3.1 the claimant ...Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Thank you for your reply. I was hoping to move into a house that my brother owns. I was going to claim housing for there. My brother is moving back to Scotland. It's near my Mum who is disabled & it's really hard to get a house there as I'm single & the private rent is quite high.
Take care.
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It’s not impossible to get help with rent if you rent from a close relative (provided they don’t also live there) but it is hard and certainly can’t be relied on.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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The fact that he has lived there rent free for a year will go against him, as above it's hard to prove that renting to/from family isn't a contrived tennancy2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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