my mum....

winterlady

Have a problem and hope you can help.
Mums 81 and lives alone.she gets housing benefit and council tax benefit,pension credits and also attendance allowance.
Shes not at all well but wont give up her home.
we worry has she has had falls etc but is sprightly and positive.
The family have had a chat and think we have a way round it but dont know how she will lose out which we dont want her to do.
My daughter who works but is happy to move in with her grandmother so shes there at night and weekends etc and can help her with cooking cleaning etc.
how would this affect her money ...housing ben etc...
many thanks for any help.

Caz3121

Housing benefit does have non-dependant deductions however as your mum is in receipt of attendance allowance this will not apply. It looks like the same will apply to council tax benefit although not 100% sure how it works from going from 1 person to 2 in the household I would expect there to be something payable
http://dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/technical-guidance/rr2-a-guide-to-housing-benefit/what-you-can-claim-for/non-dependants/

paddedjohn

afaik the housing benefit will be affected as will the council tax benefits/single persons discount

anmarj

winterlady wrote: »

Have a problem and hope you can help.
Mums 81 and lives alone.she gets housing benefit and council tax benefit,pension credits and also attendance allowance.
Shes not at all well but wont give up her home.
we worry has she has had falls etc but is sprightly and positive.
The family have had a chat and think we have a way round it but dont know how she will lose out which we dont want her to do.
My daughter who works but is happy to move in with her grandmother so shes there at night and weekends etc and can help her with cooking cleaning etc.
how would this affect her money ...housing ben etc...
many thanks for any help.

if your mum has on her Pension Credit a premium called extra amount for severe disability (SDP) then that would stop

winterlady

thanks for the replies..
very confusing and dont quite understand after reading the info...the DWP bit

CIS

council tax benefits/single persons discount

The 25% single person discount will be lost unless the granddaughter can be disregarded as a carer.

If you and the person you are caring for live in the same property

You may be entitled to a Council Tax reduction if you are a carer and you:

• live in the same property as the person you are caring for
• provide at least 35 hours a week of care

Also, the person you care for must have one of the following:

• higher rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance
• higher rate of Attendance Allowance
• an increased Disablement Pension
• an increased Constant Attendance Allowance

The person you are caring for can't be your spouse, partner or child under 18 years old.

winterlady

oh looks like it wont be as easy as we thought....:(

Smiling_Ducky

Hi,
Your mother sounds like a great character!
I'm no housing/council tax benefit expert but I suspect they would be affected if your daughter moved in.
Would it be possible to get a life line fitted for your mum? Then if she has a fall, she can pull the cord as such!
Would it be possible for you and your family to work out a rota of visiting her in a morning/lunch/evening to check she is ok and help her get up and ready for bed.
Other than that, is there anywhere local that is a housing village? Somewhere that she can live independently but have the support around if she needs it.

I know this doesn't answer your original question but thought !'d suggest a couple of more options.
Also, approach the CAB to see if they can help at all - they have people who deal with this sort of thing regularly so should be able to advise you.
x

onetomany

why not get a life line its a button you wear around your neck or wrist and if you fall u press it and they get help its fab not sure how much but its around £20 pm here also ask the ot to come in a do a assesment they can put rails etc in most of my ladies have thease (im a home carer)

winterlady

Thanks Ducky
Its the night time really we worry and a lifeline why no she would say i am only 81 you know ! she is an amazing lady and wants her independance.....

winterlady

Yes we asked help the aged i think and they said mum would have to pay for rails etc.