Got to quit my job or I'll be homeless.

Wonderman
Wonderman Online Community Member Posts: 25 Connected
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello all. This is my first post here. I'm 31 years old.
To start I claim UC and have Limited capability for work and claim Pip. I've got autism, bad anxiety, suffer with bouts of depression and arthritis in my knees.

For the last 4 years I have been homeless. The council's have not helped me. I've done so much to get me up the list but all I've gotten is "This won't push you up the list". I'm living in a garden shed in my parents garden and now that shed is falling apart. Floors rotten and broken, it's cold and damp. I've received help from the Wallich but due to me not wanting to lose my job I turned down properties that were cheap rent due to that. No buses go through that area. Now I'm desperate. A landlord has offered me a place. Affordable on benefits.

I won't be able to continue my job due to where the flat is and lack of buses. Will I be sanctioned for this?

I've tried everything I can to stop this from happening. My girlfriend will be joining me and our UC claims will be united. That's not a problem. Will I be sanctioned for leaving my job to move to a flat in the middle of nowhere where buses aren't that great??? I know my pip won't. Thanks peeps.

Comments

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    As you've already been found to have Limited Capability for work then you can't be sanctioned for quiting your job. 
  • bookrabbit
    bookrabbit Online Community Member Posts: 220 Empowering
    I lived in a shed in my mother's garden with similar problems to yours for 4 years too until she threw me out entirely at the beginning of last month. Now I am in emergency accommodation but I think I have finally found a landlord who will accept my son and I.

    As you have LCW they can't sanction you for losing your job in those circumstances.
  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,553 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Hi @Wonderman, welcome to the community :)

    As others have said, this sounds like an important move for you and you shouldn't be sanctioned for losing your job in these circumstances. I hope you're able to move somewhere safe and warm, but whatever you decide, please do keep us updated! 
  • honestjon
    honestjon Online Community Member Posts: 173 Empowering
    edited March 2024
    Wonderman said:
    Hello all. This is my first post here. I'm 31 years old.
    To start I claim UC and have Limited capability for work and claim Pip. I've got autism, bad anxiety, suffer with bouts of depression and arthritis in my knees.

    For the last 4 years I have been homeless. The council's have not helped me. I've done so much to get me up the list but all I've gotten is "This won't push you up the list". I'm living in a garden shed in my parents garden and now that shed is falling apart. Floors rotten and broken, it's cold and damp. I've received help from the Wallich but due to me not wanting to lose my job I turned down properties that were cheap rent due to that. No buses go through that area. Now I'm desperate. A landlord has offered me a place. Affordable on benefits.

    I won't be able to continue my job due to where the flat is and lack of buses. Will I be sanctioned for this?

    I've tried everything I can to stop this from happening. My girlfriend will be joining me and our UC claims will be united. That's not a problem. Will I be sanctioned for leaving my job to move to a flat in the middle of nowhere where buses aren't that great??? I know my pip won't. Thanks peeps.
    As others have said you won't be sanctioned because you don't have to work and you have got the right to live in a house/flat not a shed.
    I hope you enjoy your new home and put the homeless days behind you as soon as you can 
  • wkd
    wkd Online Community Member Posts: 91 Contributor
    Wonderman said:
    Hello all. This is my first post here. I'm 31 years old.
    To start I claim UC and have Limited capability for work and claim Pip. I've got autism, bad anxiety, suffer with bouts of depression and arthritis in my knees.

    For the last 4 years I have been homeless. The council's have not helped me. I've done so much to get me up the list but all I've gotten is "This won't push you up the list". I'm living in a garden shed in my parents garden and now that shed is falling apart. Floors rotten and broken, it's cold and damp. I've received help from the Wallich but due to me not wanting to lose my job I turned down properties that were cheap rent due to that. No buses go through that area. Now I'm desperate. A landlord has offered me a place. Affordable on benefits.

    I won't be able to continue my job due to where the flat is and lack of buses. Will I be sanctioned for this?

    I've tried everything I can to stop this from happening. My girlfriend will be joining me and our UC claims will be united. That's not a problem. Will I be sanctioned for leaving my job to move to a flat in the middle of nowhere where buses aren't that great??? I know my pip won't. Thanks peeps.
    Have you thought about Access to Work and taxis? Just a thought,but I am sure they do taxi's to work if you have a disability.
  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,864 Championing

    I agree, that's exactly what Access to Work funding is for.
  • Wonderman
    Wonderman Online Community Member Posts: 25 Connected
    Thanks allot everyone for your answers. I've looked at all the comments and appreciate your answers, suggestions and advice. Thank you. You've put my mind at ease. 

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