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tim123456789

Ashwagandha wrote: »

Basically it's £1000 a month for a falling apart flat in an unsafe area.

You've been there 5 years!

Why did you stay there when you were in a position to move, if it is that bad?

tim123456789

Ashwagandha wrote: »

Thank you. I earn a reasonable salary. I'm not on a lavish salary but I'm not on minimum wage either. Rents are extraordinarily high in London. Even given that I live in one of the cheapest and most unpleasant boroughs, there are still no flats here that are particularly inexpensive.

I disagree.

It is perfectly possible to move to one of the outer boroughs and save a third on that rent

Yes, you'll be paying some of the difference in commuting costs, but they won't rack up as debt when you aren't working

RAS

Ashwagandha wrote: »

Moving outside London is a good idea. The idea of getting a place to live for £395 is My psychiatrist is something of a lifeline to me and she's based in London but maybe I could even travel back into London for my appointments with her.

Bristol - studio flat in a very nice area £390. Bus fares rather expensive - £4 each way into town. London twice an hour by rail.
Leeds - London in two hours usually twice an hour. One beds in the centre or the decent suburbs to the north £400-£450. Buss only £18 per week, cheaper by the month.

Ashwagandha

tim123456789 wrote: »

I disagree.

It is perfectly possible to move to one of the outer boroughs and save a third on that rent

Yes, you'll be paying some of the difference in commuting costs, but they won't rack up as debt when you aren't working

I already live in one of the outer boroughs. I'm not even on the tube line or main bus routes. We're not talking a swanky central London situation here.

Ashwagandha

RAS wrote: »

Bristol - studio flat in a very nice area £390.

That's pretty amazing. Bristol is a fantastic city as well, at least as good as London.

RAS

Maybe you need to get on the net and look at what is available in other cities once this problem has calmed down a bit?

Plan an exit strategy?

Ashwagandha

RAS wrote: »

Maybe you need to get on the net and look at what is available in other cities once this problem has calmed down a bit?

Plan an exit strategy?

I'm already on the net looking and seeing what my options are. I can't move so far away that I'm not in commuting distance to my current job as walking away from a permanent job in the present climate would be rather foolhardy.

RAS

Ashwagandha wrote: »

I'm already on the net looking and seeing what my options are. I can't move so far away that I'm not in commuting distance to my current job as walking away from a permanent job in the present climate would be rather foolhardy.

Absolutely. Do also think about the travel costs and time (like last night 10 cms of snow caused major chaos in my city, compounded by power cuts that took out the signalling and stopped all the trains:().

Paul_01

Has the OP addressed the question as to why he believes he isn't entitled to any benefits?

BigAunty

Paul_01 wrote: »

Has the OP addressed the question as to why he believes he isn't entitled to any benefits?

No, so I'd say that he's either here on a visa with no recourse to public funds, he has tied up capital that he can't access that prevents access to means tested benefits or his health issues have made this type of paperwork too difficult.

It is possible to get HB backdated if there is any entitlement.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/housing_benefit_and_local_housing_allowance/backdating_housing_benefit