Housing

so.. council/social housing-band c local connection etc no dependants single 40 benefits.severe scoliosis years worth of medical evidences long list! Gp support letters etc all info there and accepted as a need for med priority as living in caravan(unsafe/outside loo no electricity so generator. Declined and no help?? What…

Hi what happens if select cannot do this part online? Regarding housing costs

hi everyone, hope you are all well. My stage 1 and 2 complaint to the council was not upheld and I have to write to the Ombudsman now. My complaint was in respect of needing an additional bedroom for as a couple, both with disabilities. We are unable to share a bedroom. My partner has sleep apnea and wears a machine at…

Hi everyone I have just moved into a property I am over 50 and have nothing in the place I have no bed no furniture nothing I am on a low income have had my pip taken from me and just get 344 a month I've tried everything looking for free stuff but it's all collection I can't do this. I suffer with back and joint pain…

At what point would I declare in journal I am in esa support group and I want the housing part to be paid to landlord instead of me Can I also get uc paid fortnightly instead of monthly ?

Good evening I've won my tribunal and I was told I have to wait 28 days to see if I get a SOR my qustion is? Is weekends counted in the 28days or just Week Days & Is it from the date of the tribunal win or the date I received my letter from the court just confused if somone can help me please thankyou I've won my case on…

Hello, I am currently receiving UC with the LCWRA element, and have also recently been awarded PIP. I have read online about how if you are receiving PIP and/or LCWRA then you are exempt from the benefits cap. My rent is £625 a month in a private rental but the LHA for my area is only £495 so I’m having to pay the £130…

Hi there am 68 and l live with my friend and carer who is 55 in an inner city maisonette up three flights of stairs which are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. My adult son who is on the spectrum also lives with us. Both my friend and l have suffered strokes in the past and have various long term side effects…

Looking to move from Portsmouth for West Sussex / Brighton , would it affect my claim? Or would I just have to update address?

Hi all, I need some advice on housing element. I currently live in a house that I part own with my ex partner. We both have a 8 year old son. I have been living at the joint owned property since we have split and now my ex wants to move back into the property. I don't want my ex to move back in but as I have been living in…

Hi, I’m a mom of four and I take care of my disabled sister. She has cerebral palsy . I have a problem with the housing and I really need help with any advice of what to do. We live in a 3bedroom rented house and joined the house register 2.5 years ago when my sister had a really bad fall on the stairs and since then her…

Hi all, I hope you can help me, get a single bed, Regards

entered a breathing space can they still evict under these grounds?

I don't know why we have system that pays the landlord every four weeks in arrears and to you directly every two arrears. But we do. I have just moved into my new place. The good news - I will receive the maximum allowed for the LHA, but the downside is because it's paid every two weeks on set days, I will be short for the…

Looking to move to West Sussex from Portsmouth , would it affect my claim? Or would I just have to update address

good morning, Im just wondering if I can get some advice regarding rent. I’m currently living in a property, I paid the rent on March 4th which I believe takes me to April 3rd. I’m due to move house april 4th if I put this change in to UC on the 4th will I get the rent for the new property on April 12th? my assesment…

Hi I will get right to it recently my mother passed away and my sister and myself lived with her in her adapted council ground floor 3 bedroom flat. Now I have succeeded the tenancy but the housing association are saying we need to downsize because the place has a spare bedroom and is adapted for more people. I have lived…

I have an ovarian cyst/endometriosis and being assessed for autism in a couple of months requested by my dr. I was awarded lcwra in 2023. Will calling to ask when I will be re-assessed trigger a reassessment? As I’m worried about all the changes lately and really not well physically & mentally at the moment. My dr thinks I…

I've been given a council flat. I was in temp accommodation before this for 2 years. Sadly, I need to buy furniture and carpets putting in. Currently on universal credit, PIP daily living component. Is there anywhere I can get some help towards these things ?

salam malekoum les frere je suis arriver a orpington le 27 janvier mes malheureusement on ma installet dans un logement avec des personne violante et droguer j ai louer un box pour pouvoir entreposez mes affaire en attendant de trouver un logement je cherche un frere qui puisse m aidez a demenager mes affaire jusqu au box…

Hello everybody! I would like some advice about how benefits are effected once you're married. My husband is receiving UC, Disability Living Allowance and Housing Benefit. He was also claiming PIP up until a few months ago before the council stopped it, (a decision that's currently being appealed!). I am working and earn…

Found out I am having my steps on my decks redone, both front ones and rear ones being done for free. A friend of mine, she told a local contractor that likes to give back to disabled people about me. I have not been happy with them tripping at times and he saw problems. Seen the treads were at different lengths with the…

Good afternoon everyone. I hope to achieve some answers to my many questions…. I have been recommended by a friend that I may receive some information to help me. I have severe chronic spinal problems, and recently diagnosed with Parkinson's. I do believe I am still Peter Pan in my head just my body fails to oblige.

Merton Council has abandoned disabled tenants to suffer in hazardous homes? I would like urgent advice and insight from anyone who has dealt with council housing failures for private tenants, legal battles, or forced homelessness due to totally inhumane and uninhabitable living conditions caused mostly by local authority…

Hello everyone, I would like to say thanks for allowing me to join this site. My partner and I are splitting up and I need to move out of the home in 8 weeks. I’m disabled and on pip and UC and currently under the mental health team. I will be homeless very soon. I suffer with severe heart failure and mental health issues…

Hi there I am looking for advice concerning the safe storage of my mobility scooter in my rented accommodation. I live in sheltered accommodation, I have a one-bedroom flat and I use a mobility scooter due to my disabilities. It is no longer possible for me to store my scooter inside my flat (too heavy and awkward to…

I don't know whether anyone can help?. My stepson & l are both disabled, we have had to move from a two story property to a bungalow due to health and mobility issues. we don't have a sitting room at the moment but are about to obtain planning permission to extend off the kitchen. We have tried all avenues including GOV.UK…

Hello I'm new here and would really appreciate some advice. I'm being evicted by my landlord this month. I'm trying desperately to get representation to ask for a delay but it's proving hard. The council have not been too supportive and I've heard horror stories of how they medically assess need with outsourcing firms. I…

Hi, I was looking for some advice around benefits. Me and my partner are currently living separately moving around family members' houses, with no fixed addresses. This happened because the landlord wanted to sell the house we were renting. We found this out while I was leaving full time employment due to my health, with…

Hello I haven't got fridge/freezer that work,my bed is falling apart,my bedroom carpets disgusting and my cooker is dangerous x