CAN my single parent daughter get help moving - down grading from 3 to 2bedrooms

emmasgirl

My daughter was given a 3 bedroom council house , now due to the "bedroom tax" she is having to move into a 2bedroom house via an exchange - does anyone know if Waveney district council or Flagship housing association help with the cost of a removal van? my daughter is on single parent benefits , thanks for any advice

CKhalvashi

Possibly, possibly not.

Why not ask? I know that one of the HA's locally to us was offering up to £1000 cash to downsize a few months back.

CK

emmasgirl

She will ring them 2mro , I was on here so thought id ask just in case anyone had any idea , thanks for the reply

Dunroamin

Most people in this situation would rent a van or use a man and van which would be far more affordable than a removal company.

clemmatis

Dunroamin wrote: »

Most people in this situation would rent a van or use a man and van which would be far more affordable than a removal company.

Some people may need a temoval van.

God forbid we should help someone affected by the "bedroom tax" who a) copes without complaining and b) helps another family in the process.

Dunroamin

clemmatis wrote: »

Some people may need a temoval van.

God forbid we should help someone affected by the "bedroom tax" who a) copes without complaining and b) helps another family in the process.

Given that most social housing swaps are local and the moving process is far more elastic than when buying/selling a property, a self move or man and van is perfectly feasible.

What's wrong with suggesting ways of saving money, whether it's the claimant's money or the council's. This is a money saving site after all.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

My local authority offers, £1000 per bedroom reduced. Up to £500 to help with removal costs, in some cases 1 years rent free. Each local authority will offer different incentives but these are not always widely advertised.

Morlock

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

My local authority offers, £1000 per bedroom reduced. Up to £500 to help with removal costs, in some cases 1 years rent free. Each local authority will offer different incentives but these are not always widely advertised.

Which local authority is that? Also, a lot of local authorities don't offer anything, so it is inaccurate to state that each local authority offers different incentives, unless you count no incentive at all as an incentive.

clemmatis

Dunroamin wrote: »

Given that most social housing swaps are local and the moving process is far more elastic than when buying/selling a property, a self move or man and van is perfectly feasible.

What's wrong with suggesting ways of saving money, whether it's the claimant's money or the council's. This is a money saving site after all.

1. I don't know anything about the OP's daughter. I do know that a self-move/man-and-van is not always feasible even fairly locally. I know that because I can't move without professional help because my back would go. Of course I've simply paid, but then I chose to move, there was no pressure, I wasn't helping anyone else out/helping to solve the country's hpusing shortage by moving. In fact, one move apart, I was taking up more space, alone, each time.

2. If the OP's daughter can manage without a removal.company, fine. Do councils fund self-moves/man-and-van?

3. Sometimes it's the manner of responding that matters. "Most people would... " is less than helpful. I suggest "A man with a van (etc.) would be more easily affordable"/"Can your daughter get help.to.move?"/or some such reply.

4. Yes it's a money saving site and it has rules. I suggest you consult the rules etc. for this section bearing in mind their spirit.

Dunroamin

clemmatis wrote: »

1. I don't know anything about the OP's daughter. I do know that a self-move/man-and-van is not always feasible even fairly locally. I know that because I can't move without professional help because my back would go. Of course I've simply paid, but then I chose to move, there was no pressure, I wasn't helping anyone else out/helping to solve the country's hpusing shortage by moving. In fact, one move apart, I was taking up more space, alone, each time.

2. If the OP's daughter can manage without a removal.company, fine. Do councils fund self-moves/man-and-van?

3. Sometimes it's the manner of responding that matters. "Most people would... " is less than helpful. I suggest "A man with a van (etc.) would be more easily affordable"/"Can your daughter get help.to.move?"/or some such reply.

4. Yes it's a money saving site and it has rules. I suggest you consult the rules etc. for this section bearing in mind their spirit.

If you use a man and van you wouldn't normally expect to be lugging things yourself, anymore than with a professional removal company.

My reply was perfectly polite and of an appropriate tone; you're reading things into it because of your personal feelings. To suggest that it went against site rules is risible.

clemmatis

Dunroamin wrote: »

My reply was perfectly polite and of an appropriate tone;

in your opinion

To suggest that it went against site rules is risible.

I see you don't understand the word "spirit".