Renting
I've asked before and still don't understand so I'm thinking ahead so when on uc can I rent a room to a friend would it effect my ESA HB ?
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Hi @Catherine21, What kind of house do you live in at the moment? Is it owned, privately rented or is it a council house? You might need to check whether renting a room out is legal first as it won't be allowed on some rental contracts.
There's a bit of information about having lodgers on the Citizens Advice website that might be useful to you:
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Housing association no I think have to put on tenancy agreement I thought might be different uc
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When you eventually claim UC, you won't be claiming housing benefit because that will end 2 weeks after you submit the claim for UC. If all of your ESA is Income Related then this will also end after 2 weeks.
You're allowed to have a lodger when claiming UC and it will not be treated as income, it will be treated as capital/savings. You would lose the single person discount on your council tax, unless the lodger is a student.
Rosie is correct here and you would need to speak to your landlord to check if you're allowed to have a lodger. You wouldn't put them on your tenancy agreement. What you would need is something like a lodgers agreement. Lots of information here about lodgers.
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Thankyou poppy
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