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Claim Review asked for with housing costs. Help...
Hi, This is difficult for me to discuss but I need support. I have been asked for the dreaded 4 months bank statements. However, there are 2 issues quite difficult to discuss… Ill try. I have a gambling issue. however, this is not without its controls. On any account, I have put on spending limits (usually £20 per day).…
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Inheritance/ impact on UC/ Mortgage
Hi I am aware of all the UC guidelines on this I am just so anxious. I will try to summarise house sold in April, funds have 6 months disregard, staying with dad trying to find a home to buy difficult due to exhaustion I receive LCWRA UC, standard element and transitional protection plus PIP (I know (PIP is not means…
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UC REVIEW
I am really worried about the UC review. I have a money coming on from people I have lent money to and who have paid it back. Also my boy friend is helping me pay some of my debts! how will this go down with the review?
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Friend looking into supported living needs advice
Hi everyone, A friend of mine is currently looking into supported living and would really appreciate hearing from people who have experience of it. One of the things he is trying to understand is what day-to-day life is actually like. How does the daily routine work? How much say do you have over your own day, and how much…
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Enhanced universal credit review
Hi, 4 months ago , I completed universal credit review for me and my husband everything was ok . Last week I received a phone call from enhanced team after many questions regarding my rent asking me to provide tenancy agreement and many documents .. There are no problems but they asked to provide them my previous tenancy…
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Why Do Some Landlords Still Reject ESA Letters Even When They’re Legit?
I’m posting this because I’m genuinely curious if others have faced the same confusion and resistance I did. I have an emotional support animal that helps me manage anxiety on a daily basis, and I had an ESA letter from a licensed therapist. Despite that, my landlord still challenged it and tried to pressure me about…
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crisis fund refused 'your rent is paid in full' but I am affected by benefit cap
my email: ' The decision summary is based on incorrect basis.'Your rent is being paid in full. The CRF do not award to Subsidise rental costs.' - it is incorrect as I am affected by benefit cap. I spoke to Citizen Advice highligting that I do not in fact receive full rent due to benefit cap. I also spoke to one of your…
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Partner and I, both disabled, might move in together. UC income changes?
My partner and I currently live apart and are looking to move in to our first new home in future. We both want to know and be reassured in how our incomes might change if we are classed as LTAMC (Living Together as a Married Couple)? We may try to argue that we are not LTAMC and reject a joint claim if the cost of living…
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info about what will be available 18 year old in terms of housing/care/work?
I have joined for my 18 year old daughter. I am her full time carer but eventually she wants to be living independently of me. She is a full time powerchair user. We find it very hard to find out any information about what will be available for her in the future in terms of housing/care/access to work etc and would welcome…
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Stuck with adapted bungalow
My father was put onto 24hr oxygen in 2022. It took us until May 2025 to be offered an adapted bungalow. He died unexpectedly in September 2025 and now I'm stuck with this lovely bungalow which I don't need! I've tried mutual exchange, choice-based lettings, joined several council lists, Facebook groups, and I'm still…
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Not received UC or Housing Benefits
This is on behalf of a friend so looking for advice please. Friend hasn't received Housing Benefit again for the 2nd month in a row. Also never got the UC this month. Journal said they would be receiving them. Left a note in the journal but nothing back. How to escalate this as a matter of urgency. Do have a rent…
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Sleeping on the street with cancer...
Hi, I have been living in Lambeth for 6 years, my health and life have been in ruins, I dreamed of returning to work, I met a fantastic woman with whom I know I could start my life again, even if I died in the meantime. A few weeks ago the doctors announced that they had found signs of cancer in me, in 3 places in my body,…
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Help needed on adaptations and statutory overcrowding
Hi, need some advice, Im disabled with two teenagers daughter 16 and son 13, we live in a one-bedroom basement flat, ive needed adaptations since 2015 unfortunately due to being overcrowding ive not been able to get these adaptations ( walk in shower, toilet and kitchen) I have 8 steep stairs to street level, ive been…
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Housing association trying to turn private gardens into communal
My housing association has informally discussed turning our long established sectioned off gardens at our flats (fences put in by the housing association) into communal garden... Im so scared and upset as my son uses the safe space to regulate he is autistic and dyspraxic and uses the space so often to calm and feel better…
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Rent £2158 higher than LHA rate
Hello, just wondering if anyone knows how this works with social housing and the UC housing element? My rent has recently gone up and for the first time it’s actually higher than the LHA rate for my area. My rent is now £2158 a month. I know LHA usually doesn’t apply to social housing in the same way it does for private…
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Looking for a builders merchants in NW London who accept VAT exemption
Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can nominate a builders merchants who accept the HRMC VAT EXEMPTION for disability. We are in the nw London area. thanks.
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Homelessness and emergency housing pathway when disabled
Hi, I have a homelessness application with the local council. I’m seeking advice from other disabled people who’ve been through the homelessness situation / know more about it, as I’m really scared. I am a wheelchair user and also have health conditions which gets worse with mental and physical exertion - ie moving around…
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Frustration getting on the housing ladder as someone with CP
Hello! First post, so apologies in advance if there's some kind of forum etiquette! Was made aware of this forum by speaking with an adviser today. This post is mostly just going to be me venting and asking for advice from anyone who has gone through the same process. I'm a 30, soon-to-be 31 year old who is trying to buy…
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Am I allowed to refuse male support staff as a vulnerable female?
I (F,28) live in supported accommodation in a dispersed property provided to me by a housing association. This housing organisation also provide care and support for people with an array of disabilities & other needs. They provide me with support staff as part of a social care commission in partnership with adult social…
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Feedback on accessible housing if you are homeless
Have you stayed in emergency or temporary accommodation that was not accessible for you? Are you likely to need emergency or temporary accommodation in the next couple of months and are worried it may not be accessible for you? We're creating a new webpage for the Scope website about accessible housing if you are homeless…
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Hi, my name is Rosemary21! Social services refuse to move son
My son lives in supported living but wants to live near his family in next county. Social services refuse because they say they will not pay for move and fund bew supported living. We have difficult history with Wakefield social services because they put my son on a hoarding and dying pathway when he was in his flat and…
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Hi, my name is mandypaul! Issued a Section 21, husband has prostate cancer
My husband has terminal prostate cancer we have been issued a section 21 to move and we do not have the money, strength or anywhere to live at this time. I work but struggling
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Accessible housing for disabled home-seekers
Disabled and older people can find wheelchair user homes for rent more swiftly thanks to a strengthened search function on England’s dedicated accessible housing portal, Accessible NOW. The site boasts key information that other property portals may not have, including accessibility features like wet rooms, step-free…
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housing repairs issues with housing association
i have issue with my housing association landlord regarding repairs anyone can advise me a charity organizations because i cant get legal aid TKS
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Hi, my name is debs123! Can the council help me to get a guarantor to help ...
Can the council help me to get a guarantor to help towards a new house.
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Advice
hello I recently had a claim review because I added another child for child benefits which I didn’t add to my uc journal so I think this is what initiated it all. They then asked me to upload my tenancy agreement which again I hadn’t reported the change in my rent (which had changed a few months prior). I am sharing a two…
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MOVING WITHIN SOCIAL HOUSING; PITFALLS ANYONE?
Almost a year to the day we moved into social housing following a section 21 no fault eviction. A one bedroom over 55s place with a well known provider. They have abolished their priority move scheme just as we were about to try to get somewhere much less hilly as my husband can't take it any more. Grateful to avoid being…
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Probate and council Tax
can anyone advise what I need to do. My mum has passed away and her house has now gone through probate and the 6 months grace period. The house is unoccupied and shall continue to be until sold. I currently receive UC, PIP, Housing and reduction in council tax. Until the property is sold the council now want me to pay the…
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What can cause housing associations to delay move ins?
I was assessed by a housing association 3 months ago. I was asked permission for them to access the marac information and use it to populate a form. I was also asked for the usual name, DOB and medical info. The housing association is aimed at people fleeing domestic abuse. I was told that I could move in at the end of the…
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Hi, my name is Shannonxmoran! Advocate and HB backpay
hi last November I fell homeless I was 18 at the time and it’s my first time living on my own completely. I have severe mental health which has only been affected more since being in refuge and I’m not coping well at all. As I’ve never lived independently all of the housing payments ext I find it hard understanding, when I…
