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cockaleekee

LittleMax wrote: »

But the additional disability benefits are supposed to help with the extra requirements due to the disability - not to pay for rent or food or other basic requirements.

I agree, but the reality is that the additional benefits are rarely used solely for disability related needs.

krisskross

LittleMax wrote: »

But the additional disability benefits are supposed to help with the extra requirements due to the disability - not to pay for rent or food or other basic requirements.

Perhaps the extra bedroom could be seen as an additional requirement because of disability in which case it would be a good use of the disability benefits.

captain_mainwaring

I do hope that the Government read these forum pages and realise what hardship is to be caused with this new 'Bedroom Tax'. I'm one of them! My DLA next I expect. Oh that's ok I'll just crawl to the Jobcentre and sign on!

Nada666

If the bedroom is not used and they do not want to pay for it they are free to go rent a couple of rooms in the private sector. There is no obligation for the housing association to provide them with a smaller property.

They have had the luxury of this property for however many years. If they no longer want to stay there they are free to move and allow someone who may appreciate it a little more to stay there.

rogerblack

Nada666 wrote: »

If the bedroom is not used and they do not want to pay for it they are free to go rent a couple of rooms in the private sector.

In many cases, doing so will result in a higher outlay to the taxpayer - as rents in the private sector are larger.

nannytone_2

Nada666 wrote: »

If the bedroom is not used and they do not want to pay for it they are free to go rent a couple of rooms in the private sector. There is no obligation for the housing association to provide them with a smaller property.

They have had the luxury of this property for however many years. If they no longer want to stay there they are free to move and allow someone who may appreciate it a little more to stay there.

peop;e ;ike you pee me off to the highest degree.
we have no alternative,

a disabled peron cant improbe their circumstances. if the decure 1 bed properties arent available ,,,, where are we supposed to live?
a pribate let on a 5 month contract>

we cant bett5er ourselves! so we should be left at the mercy of others>

security is everything, abd if there are no 1 bed properties, what should we do?

i suspect people like you would consider a workhouse as suitable

teeni

hi make a claim for discretionary housing benefit there has been additional funds put into this to cover cases like this whilst he housing association help find suitable accommodation.
Have you looked a t mutual exchange unfortunately where disabled accommodation is concerned usually many thousand s of pounds have been spent to adapt properties and so mutual exchange is not a viable option unless you can find some one with similar requirements to yours.

be prepared for the other benefit changes coming in later in the year this is only the start

mojos.revenge

That's the problem about renting in the private sector, at the moment they are a secured tenant and their rent can only increase by a reasonable amount. Once you move away from that security a landlord can increase rent to whatever they want, although it can be referred to the fair rent council that doesn't mean that the appeal will not be rejected.
As someone said the property has been altered to suit their needs, there is no guarantee that a private landlord will allow extensive alterations.
Also, some of the private rentals exceed what councils are prepared/allowed to pay therefore the tenant would need to find the difference them selves, so they are back to square one.
The couple are in their early to mid fifties so their immediate future looks pretty bleak.
They have looked at private housing, but have found no private rental bungalows available in their area, they have even considered moving to a rural area, but the same issue exists.
Disabled people need to feel safe and settled, they can't be expected to move around every year or so, at their own expense just to fit in.
The HA have been very understanding, but have said their hands are tied, they have offered a one bedroom flat in a four story block, but of course this is totally unacceptable.
They waited for 7 years for the bungalow, there are 10 in the little estate which are all let to either elderly or disabled people, so this problem will be affecting the other disabled folk as well.
Clearly bungalows are very sought after, they were built with two bedrooms purely for the advantage of disabled and elderly as it is commonly known that people in these categories often need their own room. I would have thought that the criteria like this would have been considered when this decision was made.
The solution, being discussed is to return the motorised car to Motability and, and use the money paid for that for the excess rent.
Of course that means she will then be housebound totally. Small comfort for someone in constant pain. :mad:

mazza111

As previously stated, apply for a discretionary housing payment. It's been set aside for cases like this, where the applicant lives in an adapted property.

It's not been well advertised and is at the discretion of the local housing benefit office.

We knew nothing about it until the dd moved into her 2 bedroom adapted flat. It was her housing officer that informed her about it.

princessdon

it is affecting people, there are disabled people in private rental right now facing the same issues with less options as they don't have SH as an option due to waiting lists.

When they made the change to Private Rentals did they campaign?

Many who are now up in arms don't appear to have had any such problem with the same treatment of Private Rentals when they introduced a pay by room and lowered to the lowest 30%.

Perhaps if more people had taken an interest then, the now would not be happening.