Housing

II need to know how to at a transfer from my two bed council house to a bungalow as I'm now very disabled

I live at my sister's in a spare room it's a council house we both have medical and disability issues and are both in receipt separately esa and pip,I'm in the support group, we both received a migration letter to universal credit, can we both still claim separately, and do we both still receive the same amount or less…

Hello everyone I'm a new user looking for advice, last year I was given the motability part for pip, I have lived in this bungalow 5yrs, my last living at the family home 50yrs before my father passed away, I was his carer, when I moved into this one bed bungalow it is in a small cul-de-sac, the radius of the cul-de-sac is…

Please can someone help me understand! beginning of this year i got told that i had to transfer over to universal credit, which i have done. Since signing over i had to move due to family issues and my disability getting worse. Where i used to live my rent was £500 a month. My new property is a lot more which i was aware…

My partner is on uc and at ymca how many nights a week is she allowed to stay away for a max number of nights a week not including the weekend on a normal Monday to Friday

hi . my council housing said i could stop paying them £70 a mth for my 3rd bedroom as my disabled daughter and has a carer stay to help 2:-3 days week . next thing the universal credit has take. £70 off my benefit to pay the housing with it . ..i’ve rang the uc and asked why and they just keep saying . because they’re…

I would appreciate it anybody could advise on the following please. My Daughter receives Contribution based ESA and is in the support group. Will this be affected if she then receives fully funded CHC in a residential care home.

Hi Would anyone know if I simply upload my new Tenancy Agreement on my UC Account or is there anything else I would need to do. Thank you

Hi all, I am currently receiving Support rate New ESA and PiP. I live with my long suffering husband who works full time we are both in our mid-late 50s. My Mum is nearing 90 and although physically fit, she has rapidly increasing dementia and now is at the point where she needs constant supervision. She isn’t wandering,…

Yes got back pay of 836 pound but they said they taking all of it for debt which it wasn't my fault they said regarding esa messed up but really need money as getting some were to live as I'm homeless just need advice can I ring and ask been waiting on hold for hour each day trying to get through

Hi I'm after some advice please .I'm moving home soon to be close to my family for health reason .dose anybody know of any organisation's to help with moving cost please

Hi I wanted to share my experience with UC I phoned and asked for information about the compensation payments of sdp that are being made And they didn't acknowledge there was any such thing and then sent me a letter that said I was overpaid housing element I have asked for a reconsideration but how long will this take does…

Hi I'm a pensioner who supports my son who has autism, he lives independently with my help. The issue we have is that he has copd asthma & high blood pressure. I have tried unsuccessfully to have him rehoused to a ground floor flat or bungalow with 2 bedrooms, so that I can have overnight stays with him because of his…

Hi there! I've been approved for the two bedroom rate of LHA as I'm unable to share a bedroom with my partner due to my disability. Our current rent is covered in full by the LHA one bedroom rate but we are looking to move to a more accessible house - we would be renting privately and living with 2 other friends who would…

H been unwell for six years and and I have had to appeal every pip review I have had so I have been living room the basic then I am tossed a lot of money each time an appeal is won and has accumulated in the bank now I may have my rent stopped because of it,I have been claiming housing benefit for dexades

hi I’m new to the sight and looking for support. Am disabled I also have an adult autistic/ADHD Son .

Are they meant to contact u by letter the housing benefit to say it has ended as I was on esa and hb before changed to uc

Good evening I won my tribunal 26th feb 2025 It's been 8 weeks and uc housing have cleared my debt finally!!!!! & have said its with the debt collectors now this was 2 weeks ago!! they also deducted my benefits over a year to pay back the debt i owed! which should of never happend as it was still going trough tribunal!!…

I need help with my council house that is not suitable for my son who has autism. They gave us a maisonette on the 2nd floor and our garden is is downstairs my son loves to be in the garden all the time and it's not easy for me to stay in the garden with him all the time I have 3 kids and little ones are twins it's already…

Hello, I'm new here and not sure if this is the right category, but I'm in need of some help. I've been living with a friend for 10 years now, we're both disabled, but when we moved in we were both a lot more mobile than we are now. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and am a wheelchair user, though I can walk short…

I live in "supported" accommodation, and have done for 2 years, which is essentially a HMO/shared house where we will get a visit once a week at most from a support worker, who will ask for our service charge and how we're doing etc, then leave. The last few weeks the company providing the housing was bought out, and the…

Hi I am having to stay with my partner due to health, I've never officially been allowed to move in as adult social care have said its not safe, I'm on the housing register but it's taking years to find a disability property, I've let uc know I'm staying with him, that im looking for a propertt and the address, I've…

I have to move from IR ESA to UC in May. I also get both components of PIP & housing benefit (housing association). I'm worried & have a few questions about the Migrstion to UC Will I continue getting full housing benefit & paying same monthly council tax instalments? Do you get the 3 weeks with no rent or money paid in…

Hi all, Im new to forums so I apologise if this is in the wrong space. I’m just looking for a bit of advice and I’m not sure what to do or where to go, but I have been on UC for a couple of months and have been awarded LCWRA about 2-3 months ago for mainly mental health struggles which I’m currently trying to get support…

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hi, i own my own house which i do not and never have lived in, i bought it in 2013 for my son his partner and 4 grandkids to live as there were in a 2 bed house with 2 girls n 2 boys, the house is paid for, but in 2020 i ended up splitting up with my partner and was unable to work due to ill health ect, i am now living…

Hello there, I'm new and looking forward to being part of this community. I wonder if I could leap into asking for some advice as I'm quite worried about something. I've been living alone for years on contributions based ESA in the support group, which had an income related top up added when my savings went below the…

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hi everyone I’m desperate for advise please I am on esa support group and housing benefit along with pip enhanced rate I lost both my parents who died within 4 days of each My daughter rang dwp approx 2 wks after my parents died and asked if we needed to declare my inheritance She was told that there was nothing to declare…

Basically want to find out if there's any support out there for this. Search engine results are confusing me, so I'm turning to this forum. Here's my situation for context: I'm in my twenties, autistic, and have been wanting to move out of my parents' house for years. Nothing personal, but as well as the common experience…