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[Mammy2Joojx]

I'm on the usual benefits single mums are on in the UK (income support, child benefit, waiting to here about child tax credit)

Anyway, ATM I live at home with my parents. However due to circumstances to do with FOB I'm really considering moving out and getting away.

My questions are:

- What benefits am I entitled to in relation to housing? And what do they pay for? Like could I rent off a private landlord and get that paid for or not? And how long does it take to be able to move into my own place?

- Will I be able to afford to pay the bills (gas, electric etc) aswell as feed my daughter and I and buy her what she needs?

- Has anyone got any personal experience to share? Where they too are a single mum, with no income or savings other than the benefits there on, yet are living in there own house/flat and managing to pay the bills and take care of there LOs and themselves?

Also, does it get harder once you start studying then eventually get a job?

Sorry for all the questions. But thankyou!

if you're on the benefits you say you are, you're entitled to housing benefit & council tax paid for i sorted mine out through my local council (i had to take in proof of id & proof i was on benefits) they ask you when your rent is due either fortnightly/monthly & they work out how much you're entitled to. It depends on how many bedrooms & how much your rent is itself on how much they pay (mine is 2 bedroomed & rent is £280 a month & it was within the limit they could pay for 2 bedroom properties) & yes you can private rent & have rent paid for but you have to ask your landlord if they accept it as some landlords dont

I manage ok with my bills & looking after my LO, i even managed to run a car aswell i'm sure you'll be fine hun. It'l take awhile to get steady on your feet but you'll get there in the end xx

 

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Hey x

As a single person you will be entitled to full housing and council tax benefit, with 127 per week on top of that for you and LO

Depending on the area you live, I would apply to go on the council housing list, if your having real issues with FOB you should be in a high priority.

If your in an area where your worried about council accommodation, then find a private landlord who accepts the council bond scheme and housing benefit...

 

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[Mammy2Joojx]

and also, when you're on housing benefits, if you go back in to work it rolls over for the next 4 weeks so you would still get your rent paid for for the next month x

 

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