please help

[gemagems]

Hi everyone I just have a small problem of which I need help with.

Basically I have been on benefits for 1 year now since leaving my sons father. I have met another man and I am being kicked out of my private rented house due to the landlord wanting to move back in.

My boyfriend and I have been friends for years but only got together a few months ago. He has recently been offered a job in London where he will be staying monday to friday and has offered to let me and my son move in to his house, he will obviously be living there saturday to sunday every week. He will be in no way supporting us and I will be paying a lot of the bills as he won't be using anything during the week and as I said he will only be there at weekends for two nights. I was just wondering if I will lose my housing benefit and income support. I can't work until my son is in full time schooling which will be in september and I have to move out of my house in April.

As I stated before he will be in no way supporting me or my son but will I still lose my income support and housing benefit?

Please help I'm very confused especially as we are not yet in a deeply serious relationship its just circumstance

Thanks

 

[sweetlullaby]

Im not sure but I would go to Citizens Advice Bureau and ask them hun.

Also I'd be a bit iffy about upping and moving to London...what if the relationship didnt work out and you had to move again?

xx

 

[littlekitten8]

Hun I would speak to the council about housing you. If you are being kicked out of your private rental you may be able to get a council house. You need to find out about your rights. Also agree with sweetlullaby....I would be very wary of just upping and moving to London. Where would you stand if he didn't want to be with you any more or vice versa? Would he just kick you out?

 

[rewizz]

Hi everyone I just have a small problem of which I need help with.

Basically I have been on benefits for 1 year now since leaving my sons father. I have met another man and I am being kicked out of my private rented house due to the landlord wanting to move back in.

My boyfriend and I have been friends for years but only got together a few months ago. He has recently been offered a job in London where he will be staying monday to friday and has offered to let me and my son move in to his house, he will obviously be living there saturday to sunday every week. He will be in no way supporting us and I will be paying a lot of the bills as he won't be using anything during the week and as I said he will only be there at weekends for two nights. I was just wondering if I will lose my housing benefit and income support. I can't work until my son is in full time schooling which will be in september and I have to move out of my house in April.

As I stated before he will be in no way supporting me or my son but will I still lose my income support and housing benefit?

Please help I'm very confused especially as we are not yet in a deeply serious relationship its just circumstance

Thanks

I think you will need to declare him as your land lord and not mention him being there at all .you will need to register ur self on the usual ie council tax and electrol roll ... i wouldn't even mention him as your bf .. as ur sure to loose all benefits .... good luck .. get him or you to go to whs smiths and set a personal landlord agreement up ... u both know it doesn't matter but .. hey .. the only thing then is the council may inform inland rev about him being a landlord and he will need to prove gas safety and all that ... whoooooo might be easier for you to just go find another property thats ur own ...

 

[expecting09]

I'm not sure about the benefits side of things CAB is the best place to go. I agree with the other girls, is it really worth going all the way to London just for a roof over your head, your landlords kicking you out so why don't you just go to your council and you should get re-homed pretty quickly x

 

[purpledahlia]

I think she means he got a new job and HE is going to london during the week, so his property will in turn now be empty while hes in London on weekdays?? and she was offered to stay there since itll be empty... Dont think she is going to London...

I would go to council tho and try get your own place..

 

[carlandjane]

As long as you have a contractual tenancy agreement you can claim housing benefit as far as i am aware, this includes renting from a relative but the rent must be of a mrket value and you must be legally contracted to pay rent. But if it is classed as a house share you will most likely get less housing benefit than you would if you were to rent your own property. It is a tricky one but you would not want to declare to anyone that you are together as a couple, as soon as you even hint at that they will strip your benefits and use his income to decide how much you will be entitled to. Def speak to citizens advice. I used to work for the council and I know that they will use any legal path possible to pay you the least amount they can and in some cases nothing at all so dont do anything until you have all the correct information. All the best.

 

[FierceAngel]

Hi everyone I just have a small problem of which I need help with.

Basically I have been on benefits for 1 year now since leaving my sons father. I have met another man and I am being kicked out of my private rented house due to the landlord wanting to move back in.

My boyfriend and I have been friends for years but only got together a few months ago. He has recently been offered a job in London where he will be staying monday to friday and has offered to let me and my son move in to his house, he will obviously be living there saturday to sunday every week. He will be in no way supporting us and I will be paying a lot of the bills as he won't be using anything during the week and as I said he will only be there at weekends for two nights. I was just wondering if I will lose my housing benefit and income support. I can't work until my son is in full time schooling which will be in september and I have to move out of my house in April.

As I stated before he will be in no way supporting me or my son but will I still lose my income support and housing benefit?

Please help I'm very confused especially as we are not yet in a deeply serious relationship its just circumstance

Thanks

I think you will need to declare him as your land lord and not mention him being there at all .you will need to register ur self on the usual ie council tax and electrol roll ... i wouldn't even mention him as your bf .. as ur sure to loose all benefits .... good luck .. get him or you to go to whs smiths and set a personal landlord agreement up ... u both know it doesn't matter but .. hey .. the only thing then is the council may inform inland rev about him being a landlord and he will need to prove gas safety and all that ... whoooooo might be easier for you to just go find another property thats ur own ...

sorry if this seems abrubt but i work in housing and cant not comment...

what you have suggested is FRAUD and would stronly reccomend the op does NOT do this!

re op's orginal q: approch your local authority to see if they can help alot iof councils deal with prevention methods and will assit you into another private rented..

if you are living with someone (even if they work away) and they earn then yes you will likely lose your IS..

will pop back later wen i have time to reply fully

xxx