Help with Rent in advance?

crossstitchamy

i've tried but the 2012 option doesnt come up on there, but i have emailed the council anyway to ask.

nannytone_2

you dont have to 'watch' you dad running around after everyone else. you could either help him or raise your concerns about what he is having to do!
you obviously have a home that you can return to, so youre not in the dire position that you outlined in your first few posts, where you said you have no friends or family that could help you.

your preferance is to have a 1 bed flat, with rent and council tax paid .... unfortunately, unless you can fund your 'choice' yourself, you have to accept what the system is willing to fund.

BigAunty

I've finally found the HB widget on this site. Here's the link

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/housing-benefit

GlasweJen

OP why can't you help look after your mum and dad. There's no shame in being a carer!

crossstitchamy

BigAunty wrote: »

I've finally found the HB widget on this site. Here's the link

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/housing-benefit

Thank you, but i thought you said this was on the directgov site?

I don't get on with my mum and bro, simply thats why i left in the first place. Whatever i say or do is never ever right. My opinions on anything never count. At one point she even chucked coffee over me, and that was when i hardly said anything.
i been wanting to look for a place for a while be on my own as i have never been on my own before i would like to be independant.

I did look into becoming a carer for them but there was a reason why i couldn't but i cannot remember why now.
Thats what exactly my mum would like someone else as well looking after her and running around for her. But then again she will say i want him to do it (my dad). so how can i be a carer anyway? I'm not being horrible, but everyday she has something different wrong with her and no one can tell her whats wrong with her, she even tells he doctor what she got when it supposed to be him telling her. since i been with my ex everything has been my fault. Im the black sheep of the family to her, but to everyone else im the angel.
I want a job where i can get out and about really. I wouldnt be able to be indoors with them all day, it will drive me mad like before. I was so stressed once i started loosing my hair, i had a bald patch and had to wear a hat! I'd be a carer for my dad anyday but he seems to do things for everyone else. and there wont be much for me to do for him anyway cos he is very low maintanence and he wouldnt let me anyway.

FBaby

You have experience of being a carer, no dependents, why can't you get a job in a nursing/caring home? They are everywhere and always looking for people to take on. If there is no such places where you are, why not apply further away where they are since you have no friends locally and don't get along with your family. Once you get a job, you will start to have some more control over the choices you make in your life.

BigAunty

crossstitchamy wrote: »

Thank you, but i thought you said this was on the directgov site?

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There are numerous LHA calculators - the local council, the direct gov website and the MSE site that explains all the changes and then leads to the calculators that the local council and direct gov websites invariably use and has links to Direct Gov.

BigAunty

Perhaps you are better off putting up with your current living situation if you can, until you find a job?

Most landlords do not accept LHA claimants - you reduce your potential pool of properties by probably more than 90% when you are not in employment.

As you've already detected, it is a struggle to get together the deposit and first month's rent from benefits and even harder when there's a debt to service. Someone with a job can save or have easier access to credit. Look into joining a Credit Union which is a bank designed for people on low income.

Even a National Minimum Wage job will net you close to £200 per week and if you can get a cheap studio or 1 bed for around a third of your net wage, this will be tight but manageable, though if you ever lose the job, again you could struggle if your shared LHA rate is significantly less.

There are a lot of 'ifs' in this but currently you don't want to move home or move into a shared property and most landlords will not accept you as a tenant. You cannot afford to take over the tenancy where you are.

Perhaps put your efforts into securing employment rather than spending your energy worrying about relationship and accommodation issues (I'm not saying they aren't genuine, just that they are a big distraction to the very pressing need for you to get a job as the primary solution to becoming self sufficient, which is clearly what you want). Good luck.

You could also contact Shelter to understand how to prevent future homelessness because of the breakdown in your relationship and limited options to secure onward accommodation. They will help you understand your options.

EDIT: I had a quick peek of your historic posts and they indicate that you have been on JSA since about Aug last year, though it's not clear to me if you have held any temporary employment in the interim. Go to the Employment forum to refresh your job seeking skills. Being unemployed for a year plus (if that's the case for you ) is very dispiriting and this loss of confidence, and the fact that employers shy away from the long term unemployed, can make it very much harder to get a job. New year, new you?