Dla

carpio2

Hi,I am a bit confused about the situation. I live in a housing association 1 bed ground floor flat. I am claiming Income Support, Child Tax Credits and Child Benefit. My question is I have a very close friend I have known for about 10 yrs who has helped me through some tough times with an ex boyfriend, he has no fixed address and stays nights with his family and spent the odd night round my place, there is no emotional contact between us just close friends. I have a 2yr old daughter from a previous relationship that broke up due to his violent temper. My close friend was diagnosed with quite serious COPD and he is on ESA at the moment, it looks like he will be eligible for DLA. I am considering letting him move in with me and my daughter, this would be strictly friends only so I can care for him because day to day things have become a major problem for him, this has got nothing to do with paying back favours its because I want to. Can someone advise me if this would be allowed by the benefits people and how would it affect me financially.

Many thanks

Ange

Transformer

How would you manage with only 1 bedroom and a child?

nannytone_2

no one is a close enough friend to share a 1 bed flat with you and your child

carpio2

Transformer wrote: »

How would you manage with only 1 bedroom and a child?

hi, i have a futon bed in the frontroom,i am hoping this will lead to a relationship, fingers crossed.if it did how would it affect me in regards to my benefits,

[Deleted User]

if you are living together as "man and wife"then you will receive benefits based on a couple,it will be very hard to convince the dwp that you arent doing so to be honest

carpio2

woodbine wrote: »

if you are living together as "man and wife"then you will receive benefits based on a couple,it will be very hard to convince the dwp that you arent doing so to be honest

hi john, thankyou for your reply, will i lose any benefits if we did,

nannytone_2

you would lose the income support and would have to make a joint claim for ESA.

i think youre looking for heartache. if youve known him 10 years and have 'no emotional contact, just good friends; i think it all seems pretty one sided.

carpio2

nannytone wrote: »

you would lose the income support and would have to make a joint claim for ESA.

i think youre looking for heartache. if youve known him 10 years and have 'no emotional contact, just good friends; i think it all seems pretty one sided.

thats just it, he wanted to get closer, but with my last 2 partners, i was scared to get closer, after putting this to pen ,i relise there are feelings there, finding some who respect you with honesty has been long to find, it has been there all the time without knowing it, this the first time i have let this out to anyone,

Oldernotwiser

woodbine wrote: »

if you are living together as "man and wife"then you will receive benefits based on a couple,it will be very hard to convince the dwp that you arent doing so to be honest

Particularly in a 1 bed flat!

broxiebear1

i think your feelings will be tested losing money or gaining a man

MrsManda

You can model your different circumstances on the benefits calculators at turn2us and direct.gov.uk

As previous posters have said it's unlikely you'll be able to convince the DWP that you are 'just friends' if you're sharing a 1 bedroom flat and therefore your benefits and his will have to be joint (unless the benefits are contribution based rather than income based).

If he applies and receives DLA this won't be affected if he moves in with you as DLA is not means tested. Depending on what rate he is awarded he may get disability premiums on top of any benefits you receive together and you may be able to claim Carer's Allowance.

You may also need to speak to the HA to see if there are any rules or procedures you need to follow when you want someone else to move into the property with you.

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

https://www.dwpe-services.direct.gov.uk/portal/page/portal/ba/lp?_piref278_36249_278_36248_36248.__ora_navig=