Benefits advice please

Stephb1986_2

Hi Everyone I was hoping that you could point me in the right direction and give me some advice.

Basically my OH has his own place but his dad lives with him, His dad is disabled something wrong with his back but isn't in a wheelchair or anything but gets a disability car.

Now his dad isn't working at the moment because he's suffering with his back quite a bit so he's signing on sick but he does not pay my OH any money at all (he's skint, has baliffs knocking on the door) But the only bills he is supposed to pay is the gas & electric and the council tax.

A few months ago because his dad hadn't paid the gas and electric bill he got put on a metre so he puts money on the card but gets money took off the bill that was unpaid.

Is his dad intitled to any more benefits like housing benefit ect ect?

This isn't fair on my OH as he is working nights to keep a roof over their heads and his dad is just sat there doing nothing.

Any advice appreciated

Many thanks

Steph xx

SomeBozo

Sounds like OH has to have a real long and honest chat with his dad.

I would suggest taking money off him when he gets his benefits, or asking him to move out. Sounds extreme but it might work.

Would also consider get social services in to assess the dad.

bOZO

Stephb1986_2

Hi thanks for that i agree that he should kick his dad out i dont particularly like him but i have to think of my OH to make things easier on him

We have just got engaged so he wants to sell up soon so we can have a place together but he doesn't know what will happen to his dad tbh I dont care but he isn't living with us.

Steph xx

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Stephb1986 wrote: »

Hi thanks for that i agree that he should kick his dad out i dont particularly like him but i have to think of my OH to make things easier on him

We have just got engaged so he wants to sell up soon so we can have a place together but he doesn't know what will happen to his dad tbh I dont care but he isn't living with us.

Steph xx

wowee dont you just love how caring some people can be:mad: ,in this situation I know who i`d be putting first and it wouldnt be someone as uncaring as you appear to be

Stephb1986_2

Well considering his dad is 48 years old and is acting like he's some 20 year old person with no responsibilities and expects my OH to put a roof over his head for free yeah im sick of him taking the mick out of him. Im trying to help him out here asking if he can get anymore benefits but it doesn't look like you have any advice. Im sorry if it offends you that im trying to look after my OH but why should I give a monkeys about his dad???? all he does is have baliffs knocking at the door because he's run up credit card bills and wont pay them back!!

Oldernotwiser

If his dad gets a "disability car" he must be quite severely disabled. What benefits does he get at the moment?

Stephb1986_2

The only things i know he's getting is, the mobility car, and he's also signing on the sick too as he sometimes works and sometimes doesnt i think thats pretty much it. Most of it does go to the pub though. He could have a fortune and is pretending to be skint im not sure I wouldnt put it past him. I know i sound like a right cow saying it but i really dont trust him and im just looking out for my OH as he is only 25 and im sure his dad is taking him for a ride.

He does get injections in his back every 6-12 months, He leads a pretty normal life to be honest. If he is really that ill why does he drink with his medication? even i know not to drink with medication! I know he's bad with his back sometimes but he is doing work he's a trained electrician so he does that if there is some cash in hand work going he's also been fitting kitchens, bathrooms, he did a total rewire of a stock brokers house 2 months ago down south somewhere he's done plastering at his own daughters house so he isn't really that disabled.

Yeah I do feel for him sometimes but I can just see him sponging off his own son when he's working 12 hour night shifts 5 days a week so he can keep his dad.

Steph xx

Oldernotwiser

But you asked what other benefits he might get, which is a difficult question to answer when you don't say what he gets already. Being "on the sick" doesn't really give much information to go on.

Stephb1986_2

He's getting jobseekers allowance

healy

Stephb1986 wrote: »

The only things i know he's getting is, the mobility car, and he's also signing on the sick too as he sometimes works and sometimes doesnt i think thats pretty much it. Most of it does go to the pub though. He could have a fortune and is pretending to be skint im not sure I wouldnt put it past him. I know i sound like a right cow saying it but i really dont trust him and im just looking out for my OH as he is only 25 and im sure his dad is taking him for a ride.

He does get injections in his back every 6-12 months, He leads a pretty normal life to be honest. If he is really that ill why does he drink with his medication? even i know not to drink with medication! I know he's bad with his back sometimes but he is doing work he's a trained electrician so he does that if there is some cash in hand work going he's also been fitting kitchens, bathrooms, he did a total rewire of a stock brokers house 2 months ago down south somewhere he's done plastering at his own daughters house so he isn't really that disabled.

Yeah I do feel for him sometimes but I can just see him sponging off his own son when he's working 12 hour night shifts 5 days a week so he can keep his dad.

Steph xx

If he is capable of that sort of physical work I doubt that he should be receiving DLA.

seven-day-weekend

If he is getting Jobseekers' Allowance then he is not 'signing on the sick'; he is signing as looking for work.

If he has a Motability car then he must receive Disability Living Allowance (you are allowed to work and receive that). This will go towards paying for his car. It is not up to me to judge whether or not he still meets the criteria for DLA.

As he is living with his son then I don't think he would be eligible for any Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit.

So basically he should be paying something out of his benefits towards his keep.