Claiming rent for living at home

aylesby

Now DS has finished his first degree and as he has no immediate working future he starts by living at home and claiming JSA.
How can he claim rent charged to him by his ever loving parents?

MrsManda

Who isn't eligible

You can't usually get Housing Benefit if:

• you have savings of over £16,000, unless you are getting the 'guarantee credit' of Pension Credit
• you live in the home of a close relative
• you're a full-time student (unless you're disabled or have children)
• you're an asylum seeker or are sponsored to be in the UK

So I think the answer is he can't and needs to get a job if you want him to pay rent or move out so he can get HB for somewhere else

Oldernotwiser

He can't claim rent in this situation but he should be paying for his food and his share of the bills out of his JSA: this is what he gets it for.

anotherginger

if he's actually using JSA as he should then he's obviously looking for work.

maybe you could be more supportive by not charging him rent until he finds a job?

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aylesby wrote: »

Now DS has finished his first degree and as he has no immediate working future he starts by living at home and claiming JSA.
How can he claim rent charged to him by his ever loving parents?

he cant fgs

bodmil

I'm going to confidently assume you didn't rent his room out while he was at univeristy, so I doubt you need the money, so all you are encouraging him to do is rely on the state for your own gain hidden in a lesson in tough love?

Fang_3

He can't. Why the hell should we pay for you to house your child? Disgusting.