how to move home

stan_21

hi hope you can help please can't sell my house and want to move to a caravan and pay my own rent as i dont claim housing bennefits can't rent my house out as it is classed as income and im on esa thanks for your help fred

naf123

It is not clear what your saying. Do you mean that you have a home with a mortgage and you can't claim benefits. You are on ESA. And your seeking help to pay the mortgage?

stan_21

hi the house ia now paid for how can i move. the house is not selling i can't rent it out as i am on disabilty bennefit esa and i have to children that will need to join a new school in differant area i dont claim housing bennefit

stan_21

hi help please my house is now paid for and i wish to move into a caravan im on dla and esa but my house is not selling and i can't rent it out as it is classed as a income i dont want to claim housing bennefit so is there any way i can move out of the house thanks fred

Little_Mo_70

stan_21 wrote: »

hi help please my house is now paid for and i wish to move into a caravan im on dla and esa but my house is not selling and i can't rent it out as it is classed as a income i dont want to claim housing bennefit so is there any way i can move out of the house thanks fred

Hi

Sorry I'm finding your posting is a bit confusing. It's not clear why you are unable to wait until your home is sold before moving out.
Would a caravan be the correct solution for your disability needs?
You say you can't rent your house out as you would no longer be eligible for ESA. DLA isn't means tested but ESA is. Wouldn't the house sale money mean that you would no longer be eligible for ESA?

If your house has been on the market for a long time have you tried all methods available to sell it. Local newspaper advertising yourself/Estate Agent/Sign outside the house/Internet advertising.

You don't want to claim housing benefit but are you currently eligible to claim it and if you are why don't you want to?

Are you not able to wait until the house is sold to move foreward or is there an urgent need to move quickly?

Edited bit......
Yes, I re-read your 2nd post and see the reason is the childrens' school. Is travelling for a short time going to be impossible as the holidays are coming up and you might have sold up by September?

HB58

If your house is not selling, it might be that the asking price is too high.

There is a 'house buying, selling and renting' forum on this site. You might found that the peeps over there can offer some helpful ideas.

[Deleted User]

you cant live full time in most caravans as they dont have a residential licence

stan_21

Sorry what im trying to say if the house doesnt sell would it be possible to still move and keep my dla and esa and leave my daughter living in the house rent free

[Deleted User]

yes you would still get esa and dal,but you couldnt claim hb if you own a property,and you couldnt in most cases charge dd rent if she was claiming hb

dearlouise

The point is, who would you expect to pay for the caravan?

Little_Mo_70

stan_21 wrote: »

Sorry what im trying to say if the house doesnt sell would it be possible to still move and keep my dla and esa and leave my daughter living in the house rent free

It might work like this: even though your daughter wouldn't be paying you any rent, the DWP may have a minimum set figure they feel she should be paying you and therefore that amount might be deemed to be income (even though you would not be getting it) to be deducted from your ESA.

You need to give them a ring to see if this is still the case.