help lost my purse with £300 in

fkelanne

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

As you've only just moved, I'd make paying your rent even more of a priority than usual. For example, it's a lower priority than paying your mother back what you owe her.

Yes it is my mam i pay but she pays the bank, as she got a loan in her name 4 me. If it was in my name, i would still have to pay it no matter what!!!

This has nothing to do with my problem now!

fkelanne

my house insurance does not cover, ive been on the phone to them.

Oldernotwiser

fkelanne wrote: »

Yes it is my mam i pay but she pays the bank, as she got a loan in her name 4 me. If it was in my name, i would still have to pay it no matter what!!!

This has nothing to do with my problem now!

But she won't be homeless with a child if she doesn't get her money; that"s the point I'm making.

alwaysonthego_2

alwaysonthego wrote: »

You could try for a discretionary housing payment from your LA.

You have obviously overlooked my post which would be your best solution
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/paying_for_a_home/housing_benefit_and_local_housing_allowance/discretionary_housing_payments
Perhaps you should look further into this?

A discretionary housing payment can be paid to you if the council believes that you need further help with housing costs. This may include help with paying off arrears in some circumstances, although not if you were receiving enough housing benefit to pay all of your rent at the time the arrears built up.

Oldernotwiser

alwaysonthego wrote: »

You have obviously overlooked my post which would be your best solution
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/paying_for_a_home/housing_benefit_and_local_housing_allowance/discretionary_housing_payments
Perhaps you should look further into this?

A discretionary housing payment can be paid to you if the council believes that you need further help with housing costs. This may include help with paying off arrears in some circumstances, although not if you were receiving enough housing benefit to pay all of your rent at the time the arrears built up.

Sorry Always, I can't see how the OP fits the situation quoted.

alwaysonthego_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Sorry Always, I can't see how the OP fits the situation quoted.

If the op cannot afford to pay the rent then she is going to go into rental arrears and that should fit the 'help with paying off arrears in some circumstances'. Although it is not certain, it is well worth applying for. I have helped a client get the discretionary housing payment for similar circumstances, she lost her rent money and had gone to the police and got a crime reference number.

sulkisu

OP, did you try he police station and also other shops etc en route, just in case somebody found it and handed it in? Ok, I know it's a long shot but you never know - there are some honest people out there - OH found a wallet with £120 plus credit cards in it, on a train last week and he handed it in to British transport police (he's a strong believer in Karma!)

Lucy82

sulkisu wrote: »

OP, did you try he police station and also other shops etc en route, just in case somebody found it and handed it in? Ok, I know it's a long shot but you never know - there are some honest people out there - OH found a wallet with £120 plus credit cards in it, on a train last week and he handed it in to British transport police (he's a strong believer in Karma!)

Sorry OT but I so believe in Karma and would always hand in a purse or wallet, I know of someone who found a purse in a pub once and he spent some of the money first before handing it in to the bar he bought drinks with it more then he would have if he hadn't found the purse and drove home and got stopped by the police and got done for drinking and driving :eek: point is if he handed the purse in straight away and not spent anything then it would never have happened, he wouldn't have had the money to spend on alcohol.

Oldernotwiser

alwaysonthego wrote: »

If the op cannot afford to pay the rent then she is going to go into rental arrears and that should fit the 'help with paying off arrears in some circumstances'. Although it is not certain, it is well worth applying for. I have helped a client get the discretionary housing payment for similar circumstances, she lost her rent money and had gone to the police and got a crime reference number.

I assumed she was getting HB as a lone parent on IS.

chocdonuty

Maybe you could ring up the socal grant people again and say it is for something else, I'm sure they help with things like furniture ect if you have just moved or maybe appliances that have broken down.
As long as you do not say it is for rent specifically then you may be ok, just state that you have only just paid the rent and have no money for other items this month.
You will have to pay it back but it's definatly worth a try.