mother-in-law has no heating/hot water

kitty1941

My mother-in-law has had her boiler condemned so has no heating or hot water (other than what she can boil in a kettle!! She is not on any benefits and has no savings so I am unsure as to where to look for help.Any ideas

McKneff

A loan is about the only thing that will help her.

How old is she.....

kitty1941

She is 71, and has a very tight budget and I dont think she could afford a loan.

prosaver

My motheri in law was coming round to my house and the mice flew themselfs on the mouse traps

Ken68

Age UK can guide here through claiming benefits etc

angelsmomma

kitty1941 wrote: »

My mother-in-law has had her boiler condemned so has no heating or hot water (other than what she can boil in a kettle!! She is not on any benefits and has no savings so I am unsure as to where to look for help.Any ideas

If she is not on any benefits then she can't be on a tight budget since her income must be too high unless she is just not claiming them. Have you checked she is getting all she is entitled to?

Who condemned the boiler?

Try age concern, they will know about any help available for a boiler.

Cross posted with Ken68 I meant age uk, forgot they changed the name.

comeandgo

I take it she has some electric heating, ie she has something to keep the chill off and she will have her kettle - are there not some Green Deals about that she can use?

Andy_WSM

kitty1941 wrote: »

My mother-in-law has had her boiler condemned so has no heating or hot water (other than what she can boil in a kettle!! She is not on any benefits and has no savings so I am unsure as to where to look for help.Any ideas

Heating one or two rooms with electric heaters really isn't THAT expensive, especially whilst the weather is on the mild side and provided you keep the temperatures reasonable. So many people plug a heater in, turn it on full and then complain about big bills. I can tell you from experience as my boiler is currently broken and I am using electric only and really not finding the running costs prohibitive.

prosaver

Same with me my motherinlaw she got no heating the water cut off,the electrics fused by the leaking roof the doors jammed and she cant get out..the landlord wont fix the toilets..her washing machine broke down after 6 months and cant get a independent report on the fault. Tesco mis priced her groceries and over charged her. She grassed on the neighbour for working and claiming benefits s and she getting harrased by them......
What shall I do can someone give me advice

fannyadams

prosaver wrote: »

Same with me my motherinlaw she got no heating the water cut off,the electrics fused by the leaking roof the doors jammed and she cant get out..the landlord wont fix the toilets..her washing machine broke down after 6 months and cant get a independent report on the fault. Tesco mis priced her groceries and over charged her. She grassed on the neighbour for working and claiming benefits s and she getting harrased by them......
What shall I do can someone give me advice

Stop trolling on other people's posts?

pooch

kitty1941 wrote: »

She is 71, and has a very tight budget and I dont think she could afford a loan.

Don't worry. At that age she would have grown up without Central Heating and will know how to cope.

Perhaps you too could learn from her? You never know, one day you or someone else you know may find themselves in a similar position, and then you'll know how to cope.