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Katieeeee
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Hey ladies, really need your help!
I've posted about my situation before but to cut a long story short I NEED to find somewhere to live before baby comes. I'm currently staying with a friend. So don't have a permanent home.
I am single and will be a single mum when baby comes along. (Father of baby is not involved and won't be involved). I'm currently on jobseeker's allowance.
Council won't help me at all, so that's not an option..and before anyone asks it's such a long story but they WILL not help me no matter what.
So I'm going to have to rent somewhere privately and get housing benefit.
What I need to know IS- how on earth does this work, I mean- can I apply before I move into a flat? Because I have NO money and NO savings, and no I don't have family or friends that can help me or let me stay at theirs or lend me money etc.
If I don't know where I'm going to be moving into (I can't exactly apply for a flat if I have no money to rent it with)...how can I actually claim housing benefits? Does this make any sense? I can't actually move into somewhere until I have the housing benefits can I? How does it work? And how long will I have to wait for? I'm coming up 21 weeks now...I'm so frightened and frustrated, if anyone could help I'd be so unbelievably grateful xxxxxxx
I've posted about my situation before but to cut a long story short I NEED to find somewhere to live before baby comes. I'm currently staying with a friend. So don't have a permanent home.
I am single and will be a single mum when baby comes along. (Father of baby is not involved and won't be involved). I'm currently on jobseeker's allowance.
Council won't help me at all, so that's not an option..and before anyone asks it's such a long story but they WILL not help me no matter what.
So I'm going to have to rent somewhere privately and get housing benefit.
What I need to know IS- how on earth does this work, I mean- can I apply before I move into a flat? Because I have NO money and NO savings, and no I don't have family or friends that can help me or let me stay at theirs or lend me money etc.
If I don't know where I'm going to be moving into (I can't exactly apply for a flat if I have no money to rent it with)...how can I actually claim housing benefits? Does this make any sense? I can't actually move into somewhere until I have the housing benefits can I? How does it work? And how long will I have to wait for? I'm coming up 21 weeks now...I'm so frightened and frustrated, if anyone could help I'd be so unbelievably grateful xxxxxxx