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What's the procedure for moving in with a council tenant?

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  • offthegrid
    offthegrid Posts: 14 Forumite
    edited 8 August 2024 at 1:41PM
    [Deleted User] wrote:
    Hi,



    I was thinking it would make it easier with the paperwork for the lodger/lover/husband, when dealing with the council.

    I'm not sure a wedding followed by a life time commitment is my idea of simplification, but I'll bear it in mind.
  • offthegrid
    offthegrid Posts: 14 Forumite
    45002 wrote: »
    For Reference

    Yup, that's me. Didn't want to give the whole backstory for this one.

    Really I'm just wondering if we have to tell the council in their capacity as our landlord, rather than in their capacity as our benefits provider (which obviously we do).
  • 45002
    45002 Posts: 802 Forumite
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    offthegrid wrote:
    Yup, that's me. Didn't want to give the whole backstory for this one.

    Really I'm just wondering if we have to tell the council in their capacity as our landlord, rather than in their capacity as our benefits provider (which obviously we do).

    You need to be very carefully moving in with your GF, you don't want to put her tenancy at risk !
    Advice given on Assured and Regulated Tenancy, Further advice should always be sought from a Solicitor....
  • offthegrid
    offthegrid Posts: 14 Forumite
    45002 wrote: »
    You need to be very carefully moving in with your GF, you don't want to put her tenancy at risk !

    Indeed.

    What risks do you anticipate?
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    offthegrid wrote: »
    Whilst I appreciate what you're saying, from a tenancy perspective, does our night time configuration actually matter?

    A lodger has their own room and lives separately from the landlord. Partners sharing a bed (which you will be) live as one household so that might affect her tenancy and the benefits she is entitled to.
  • t0rt0ise
    t0rt0ise Posts: 4,509 Forumite
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    You just move in and sort out the benefits. You don't have to become a joint tenant or declare your earnings to the housing department. Housing does like to keep a list of all people living in the house but their lists are never accurate as many don't inform them when someone moves in or out.
  • offthegrid
    offthegrid Posts: 14 Forumite
    Pixie5740 wrote: »
    A lodger has their own room and lives separately from the landlord. Partners sharing a bed (which you will be) live as one household so that might affect her tenancy and the benefits she is entitled to.

    Certainly it effects the benefits, but does it effect the tenancy?
    t0rt0ise wrote: »
    You just move in and sort out the benefits.

    Are you sure about this? Is this from experience or something?
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    offthegrid wrote: »
    Certainly it effects the benefits, but does it effect the tenancy?


    I don't know, I can't read it from here. :)
  • SnooksNJ
    SnooksNJ Posts: 829 Forumite
    offthegrid wrote: »
    Is it possible for me to be her lodger, but also be her partner when it comes to join benefit claims/tax credits?
    That's called fraud.
  • offthegrid
    offthegrid Posts: 14 Forumite
    SnooksNJ wrote: »
    That's called fraud.

    I'm not talking about lying or withholding any information. I'm using the word "lodger" to mean "not on the tenancy", not "we're not together".

    I've got plenty of friend who have private rentals where only one of the couple is the tenant, but they they have to tell DWP they're a couple because they're cohabiting. There's no fraud there.
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