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Rent Deposit Help / Advice Needed Please
Remi09
Posts: 1 Newbie
Thank you for taking the time to read / give advice in advance - this might be quite lengthy but I want to give all of the information I have .
My partner & I currently live in Salford but need to to move to Trafford so we can accept a job offer. To accept a job offer we have to live within 1 mile of a school there.
In addition to this my partner works full time but his job isn't safe & is re-training so he has something to fall back on if he is made redundant & i'm currently going through the application process to become a childminder.
I don't work as we couldn't afford the childcare fees after having our son. I would simply be returning to work to cover the costs of childcare.
As we are living on one income we cannot afford to find the deposit & rent needed upfront which will be approximately 2,500 / 3,000. If we cannot move to this area within by March then we will have to forfeit the job & I also wouldn't be able to childmind in my current home as it is far to small.
We don't claim any benefits other than standard child benefit which all parents get & because we don't claim benefits & never have we are not entitled to any help of the government at all to help us to move.
We are at a loss of what to do / where to go for help. We have asked my parents for help but they don't have spare funds as my Dad has had an accident & is currently out of work so my Mums wages support the family.
I can't get a loan because I don't work & my partner got a loan to help cover our living costs & costs to re-train until we can move to the area to receive the 2nd income (& 3rd income once I qualify as a childminder, which will hopefully be at the end of March - i'm awaiting confirmation of course dates).
If anyone could give us any help we would appreciate it - we are honest people, who have always worked & paid their own way - we just need some advice on where we can go for some help - if there is any available.
Thanks
My partner & I currently live in Salford but need to to move to Trafford so we can accept a job offer. To accept a job offer we have to live within 1 mile of a school there.
In addition to this my partner works full time but his job isn't safe & is re-training so he has something to fall back on if he is made redundant & i'm currently going through the application process to become a childminder.
I don't work as we couldn't afford the childcare fees after having our son. I would simply be returning to work to cover the costs of childcare.
As we are living on one income we cannot afford to find the deposit & rent needed upfront which will be approximately 2,500 / 3,000. If we cannot move to this area within by March then we will have to forfeit the job & I also wouldn't be able to childmind in my current home as it is far to small.
We don't claim any benefits other than standard child benefit which all parents get & because we don't claim benefits & never have we are not entitled to any help of the government at all to help us to move.
We are at a loss of what to do / where to go for help. We have asked my parents for help but they don't have spare funds as my Dad has had an accident & is currently out of work so my Mums wages support the family.
I can't get a loan because I don't work & my partner got a loan to help cover our living costs & costs to re-train until we can move to the area to receive the 2nd income (& 3rd income once I qualify as a childminder, which will hopefully be at the end of March - i'm awaiting confirmation of course dates).
If anyone could give us any help we would appreciate it - we are honest people, who have always worked & paid their own way - we just need some advice on where we can go for some help - if there is any available.
Thanks
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You could try contacting shelter to see if they have any suggestions about deposit loans.
Bear in mind that rental contracts usually forbid a business being run from the property - which would prevent you from childminding from home.0 -
Some councils have schemes where they find landlords sympathetic to claimants/low earners and take the deposit in installments. Shelter can help. The council might help with Discretionary Housing payment which (I think - any one correct this?) can be used to help fund deposits. Being in work is a boost to your cause. Working at home minding children is a no no, and requires insurance.0
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Would the new job offer any sort of relocation expenses or help with accommodation/deposit? Worth looking into...
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0
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