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Housing Benefits - Feel discriminated??

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  • dseventy
    dseventy Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    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.

    D70
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    How about not equating death with stopping?
  • alocin36
    alocin36 Posts: 27 Forumite
    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!
  • Jowo_2
    Jowo_2 Posts: 8,308 Forumite
    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
    alocin36 Posts: 27 Forumite
    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
    dseventy Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    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

    D70
    How about no longer being masochistic?
    How about remembering your divinity?
    How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
    How about not equating death with stopping?
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    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?
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