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Disabled and wanting to get my own place: 22 y/o

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  • The thing is to claim housing benefit the decision makers will need bank statements and a sudden jump from having £20-25,000 to £5,000 (which is under the £6,000 housing benefit savings point) may raise suspicions dof deprivation of capital rightly or wrongly.

    The OP may get themselves tied into a contract with a landlord and then get treated by the council's benefits team as though they still have the 20 odd grand even though it's been spent.
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  • Morglin
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    The thing is that the OP is contradicting himself over two threads, and is obviously on some sort of wind up lol

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4932931

    Lin ;)
    You can tell a lot about a woman by her hands..........for instance, if they are placed around your throat, she's probably slightly upset. ;)
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