If my daughter became homeless and came to stay with me until she is rehoused would I lose benefits?

Hopeful20 said:

She has been seeking advice from DAP 

If you mean DWP be aware that DWP administer benefits but are not the right place to get advice, Would be better going to an advice agency https://advicelocal.uk

If she does claim UC then she should report her health condition and send a fit note to support that. She will then need to go through the work capability assessment. (Same as ESA) 
She should also look at claiming PIP if her health condition affects her daily life.

Hopeful20 said:

Hi there, my daughter is in the process of getting out of an abusive relationship and has asked the council to re-home her and her 2 children. My question is, if she found herself homeless and came to stay with me until she is re-housed would I lose my benefits, I receive ESA and PIP and get SPD as I live alone? Thankyou 😀

Hi, I first want to say that I am so sorry your daughter is going through this right now, I have a sister who went through the same thing. I completely understand her wanting to keep things as "normal" for the sake of the children, however if she genuinely feels like she is in any kind of danger, please persuade her to leave and go to a womens shelter, find her a local domestic violence organisation phone number and they can help her get out and when someone leaves their home due to domestic abuse the council do help way more and once registered to bid on homes, she should be in band A meaning she would be near the top of the list. She is thinking about everyone else, and that's so commendable but she is important to, and if the situation is beyond what she can manage, leaving is the best option.

Regarding if she stayed with you, I'm going by personal experience but yes you will not be able to claim the council tax reduction anymore for sure, benefits are calculated per house, so anyone under one roof will all be counted unless it's a non means tested benefit like PIP, chances are your amount may go down, and your daughter would then be expected to basically pay you the difference with her own benefits, meaning in theory you shouldn't be worse off but that theory isn't always reality, however if you did struggle you can speak to the council and show them and they may be able to offer some extra money like hardship payments or something.

Either way if she did move it should be temporary but again there is no set in stone time frame and that's the gamble. That's why I suggested maybe contacting a women's shelter, they help many many victims not just get out, a d helping to provide some accommodation temporarily, they can help with other things related to it.

I know your daughter wants to spend Christmas at home for the sake of the children but if she can't see herself coping with it, then she needs help to get out, before anything escalates. I wish you the very very best and I genuinely hope she and the kids stay safe and out of that person's hands, no one has the right to control someone's finances or life, she needs to make sure all benefits for the kids goes to her, that he can't access her bank at all, and potentially open a new one and change the money to that account so she can handle her own benefits. 

sxc_afro said:, benefits are calculated per house, so anyone under one roof will all be counted unless it's a non means tested benefit like PIP, chances are your amount may go down, and your daughter would then be expected to basically pay you the difference with her own benefits, 

That is not correct. Means tested benefits are based on the benefit household, this is not the same as the people living under one roof. Other people living under the same roof but not part of the benefit household may affect the entitlement of the benefit. In this case because it would be a daughter and that daughter is not receiving a disability benefit it will reduce the benefit entitlement of the OP.