Housing

I am on UC after becoming homeless and I have limited capacity for work related activity. I have just found somewhere to live that is only available Monday to Friday. Given my current situation this is definitely a step up although a full time rental would be preferable. My question is can you get help with housing costs…

hi there, I am currently living in my kitchen diner, with no privacy as the whole downstairs is Open Plan in a hospital bed as I have lost the use of my right leg and 3 fingers on my left hand so am unable to wash due to bathroom upstairs, been like this for Severn months. My two boys 16 and 12 need there own bedroom, and…

Hi.. I received a letter for housing review any idea how many months bank statement are required and I have 2 bank accounts do I have to give both of them one is mine I receive my uc and pip and in other acc I gets child benefit and my daughter dla

I’m really struggling to fill out my medical housing priority form - had it nearly 2 weeks and still can’t manage it

Hi there, Our private landlord has given us section 21 which is ending in 4-5 days. We are on the housing register already. Council is aware of the notice & asked all the documents we had from our landlord. They said they will check if the notice is valid. Really anxious with two special needs children what will happen…

Hi all this may be long so I apologise in advance. I’m on disability benefits IR ESA (just migrated to UC) and higher pip both components. I used to live alone 9 years ago but moved back home when my mum was diagnosed with cancer. She passed away 5 years ago and I stayed with my dad to help him navigate his grief and not…

I am disabled and my partner can’t share my bedroom with me because of my disability. And I’m on PiP higher They charge me for extra bathroom I need help To give them reason for me to be Eligible for extra room

Hi i need help with catpet for my flat as when i moved into it only have wood flooring

My son is 25, he has aspergers and is on esa and pip. He is moving to his own home soon to gain some independence. Is there any financial help available either help with the bond and 1st months rent or for furniture etc

so i've been in social housing for several months now and I'm concluding more and more that i don't think me living alone long term is viable anymore. i'm struggling to get get anything done regarding employment and meeting new people cause so much of my time and energy is spent on household chores or other life admin. and…

I currently have UC and in the LCWRA group. I also have PIP. I was told years ago by my work coach not to claim ESA and that the new thing is LCWRA in UC. My boyfriend and I are thinking of moving in together when my contract comes to an end ( in autumn). However, he has savings over 16k so my understanding is I won't be…

housing costs cannot be paid because you have not provided sufficient evidence of your address and how much rent you must pay. In the tenancy agreement it shows everything including the address and how much rent I need to pay, yet they refused the housing costs, weird also they deleted the pdf files uploaded not sure what…

Iv been ask by a number of my family to move out as they want there place back we had a falling out but my worry is I only get UC and have a lot of medicine and am ill with mental health issues as well as body problems iv been InTouch with my local council and they can't help me or house me as I'm a single man with no…

I have just moved property within the same postcode and area with the same council. My housing benefit and council tax have successfully been amended and the address changed. I have been here for a few weeks and just received a migration letter to Universal Credit. Will I be eligible for transitional protection? I get…

Hello I was wonderinkng if anyone can put me at ease as am worried about a few things. I currently get esa in the support group I get £481.10 a fortnight. I did a benefit calculation and I end up with loads of reductions and don't understand how much I should get with uc. Plus I moved into a 2 bedroom house because I need…

I've got cancellation of my Tenancy agreement and I couldn't rent with my carer privately, recently my health has deteriorated after two spinal surgeries, and I have more to come. I'm a mother of a 4.5 year old son and I can't look after him myself, I have a registered carer with service carer, but the council won't give…

Hi, I had my UC migration letter just before Christmas. I am to transfer by 7th March. I've been advised to apply just after my last payment before that date. However, to confuse matters. Some of you may remember me trying to get a bungalow. Which I finally got the council to change their mind. I have a bungalow. I viewed…

can I get help with wardrobes and fridge freezer as In temp accomadation and struggling atm

hi I need advice please thank you. I live in support living and I have adhd learning difficulties and borderline and I suffer from depression and anxiety. This is my second supporting living I nearly been for two years . The first time after moving to the support living I been bullied by staff and people who lives with me…

hi all i have just been informed by housing benefits they are only paying £20 a week towards rent the rent is £125 a week I am on low income I have 4 sons who live with me 2 get uc ages 18-19 and one is on pip esa who’s 24 the other is 13 year old in school does this seem right ? Any help will be great thanks

Hi is there anywhere I can get a grant to get flooring for my new bungalow I have just moved into is there any help I can getbplease

Hello all. I posted somewhere else about my current living situation, I am technically homeless, but my distant family have put me up in their spare room. However, they are on pension credit and they are worried that it will affect their housing benefit and council tax reduction. However, I am also on Universal Credit and…

Hello everyone good evening I wonder if someone could help me with a question ive got. Myself and my family are looking to rent a property but my dad wants to pay our rent. Me and my mum are on universal credit but my dad works full time and has lots of savings. My parents are divorced and my dad won't be living with…

I'm sorry in advance about the self-pitying tone of this post. I'm the luckiest person in the world but I feel like that world is caving in around me. After a lifetime of renting (including the lowest point of being made homeless with a young baby for some months) a very kind relative left me a legacy in his will, enough…

First time posting my daughter wants her own house and to live independently she gets dla and pip will she get help with rent can she get housing benefits ?

would being in a domestic violence relationship and wanting to leave and having a disability a high priority for social housing? what will happen if I put that on my application. Im scared of going into emergency accommodation, how quick should waiting list be if you’re high priority?

Hi I'm a single mum on pip and uc and I'm struggling to afford new flooring my living room and bedroom flooring are ruined and have pieces missing where the concrete is l, is there any help at all I can please get, as its getting me down now

Hi I am on ESA and pip I get severe benefit stoped because of my two adult sons living with me if my tow 25 years old children move out well I be moved from EAS to universal credit Or not Please help me Thank you Ami121

Hi, Myself and my sister are joint executors and beneficiaries of my late Mothers estate. My sister receives Universal Credit. My Mother left myself and my sister a property worth approx 360k and 130k cash. We plan to sell the house and split the proceeds along with cash, 50/50. My question is in two parts, firstly: My…

I have a family friend with learning difficulties, he has never been able to work and is in his late 50's. He claims PIP AND ESA (or whatever it used to be called) and has been for decades. He has now moved into a family unit with a carer as his family can no longer care for him. I am trying to get "housing benefit" to…