Housing Benefits - Feel discriminated??

dseventy

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

I'm on LHA and have never missed as rent payment in 2 years. We're not all bad though it was difficult to find a LL willing to accept me.

No not saying that all "benefit-claimants" are bad, but statistically you are more liable to get into arrears.

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Jowo_2

alocin36 wrote: »

I have been trying... but they just don't get back to me. Where would be a good place to look? Been trying Gumtree, do you have any other suggestions? I live in London.

Spareroom - they have a search facility for 'DSS Okay' which has thrown up about a dozen or two places, depending on the LHA rate you have.

alocin36

I'm not here to talk about a stupid hypothetical thing about selling a car, I'm about to be made homeless and I don't really care about this question, or about how a Landlord should or shouldn't feel... I just want to find a roof to go over my head in less than 8 weeks!! That's all I'm interested in!

alocin36

Jowo wrote: »

Spareroom - they have a search facility for 'DSS Okay' which has thrown up about a dozen or two places, depending on the LHA rate you have.

Thank you, I'll give that a try!

dseventy

alocin36 wrote: »

I'm not here to talk about a stupid hypothetical thing about selling a car, I'm about to be made homeless and I don't really care about this question, or about how a Landlord should or shouldn't feel... I just want to find a roof to go over my head in less than 8 weeks!! That's all I'm interested in!

You used the "discrimination" word, people are trying to make you understand why.

Its bit like a 17 year old trying to get car insurance for a merc shouting "discrimination!!" lol

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krisskross

alocin36 wrote: »

I'm not here to talk about a stupid hypothetical thing about selling a car, I'm about to be made homeless and I don't really care about this question, or about how a Landlord should or shouldn't feel... I just want to find a roof to go over my head in less than 8 weeks!! That's all I'm interested in!

Do you have the deposit and the advance rent they will ask for?