maximum housing benefit for disabled person?

davidplans

Currently I live in supported living and all the rent is met through my housing benefit which is a substantial amount. I want to move out and be closer to my sister and am looking for properties around £400 a month. I get High rate DLA plus in the support group of ESA. What is the maximum amount of benefits one could receive if I were to move out? Thank you

davidplans

I have a learning disability and Schizoaffective Disorder and currently on a community treatment order which is basically a section in the community. I'm looking to move out my supported living complex by the end of May to be closer to my sister and most importantly to get away from the community learning disability team and psychiatry and their forced drugging of me with strong antipsychotics every month by depot injection. I'm moving to another county to get away from them. I'm off med because I refuse to take them and not planning on telling them I'm moving, just going to jump !!!! and leave.

What can happen to me, can they actually stop me? Whats the maximum housing benefit payments for somebody on high rate care DLA and support group ESA. Does anybody have any advice they can offer me in this situation?

Poppie68

Where are you going to live? Your new landlord will require a reference this will alert your current landlord. With regard to the legalities of your situation I've no idea.

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I am sorry, you have already posted about this.

You said you wanted to move to another country before?

Each county will set the maximum housing benefit (LHA) they will pay, depending on the number of bedrooms in a property and how many the individual is assessed as needing. A 25 year old will typically only be given the shared room rate I'm afraid. You might get more if seen as a vulnerable adult but you might need support (letters etc) from professionals involved in your care. You will need to look of LHA rates for the area you are intending to move to to get an idea what will be paid.., but if moving into a private rental, you might need a month's rent in advance and deposit, its not simple I'm afraid.

Please phone MIND and get advice about your situation. Maybe you need legal representation to clarify or remove the Sectioning see http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support

davidplans

I have tried the mental health tribunal panel plus the second opinion doctor and they both uphold the my psychiatrist decision. I'm stuck.

Poppie68

What an awful situation to be in especially as your so unhappy there. It's likely you will be picked up by the police and taken back, you will probably find things are more restrictive than they are now.

elsien

The CTO shouldn't stop you from moving. If you just want to be closer to family you can look to move to another area with supported living if that's what you need and transfer to a different psychiatric team. Does the CTO include a condition about where you live?
Getting off the section is another issue entirely. If the tribunal has upheld your CTO then doing a runner is likely end up with you back in hospital when you become unwell again. Is there not a way you can work within the system - have a conversation another injection if the depo doesn't suit?

davidplans

My CTO states I must live here in supported living and to take my Depot medication. Apparently I'm on the cleanest antipsychotic out there which is Aripiprazole.

I'm sick of working with the system, from now on I'm disengaging from it all.

Ames

Davidplans, I understand how you're feeling. I got a new diagnosis last year and I'm really struggling with it, and with all the paperwork. Because of a letter written by my psychiatrist I self harmed twice last week, the second time very badly.

I really think you need to stop and think. Your posts are really reminding me of myself when I'm really bad.

You seem to be looking for a way out of your situation - literally.

If you move, maybe you will be in another area, under another doctor, and get a different diagnosis. But what if you don't?

I'm sure you know how hard it is to get supported housing. Do you think you'll cope in a private rental? With the fear of having to move out every sis months? How will you be able to afford the removal costs etc? Not just once, but over and over.

My last move nearly killed me. And that was with the knowledge that it was into a council flat and I'd be secure and not have to move again unless I made the decision.

A private rental takes a lot of control away from you.

Not to mention that if you do just disappear then things could get very ugly. Think about how you're feeling now and imagine how much worse it would be if you were sectioned as an in patient.

Something I've found helpful is to sit down and write out what all my problems are. So when I saw my CPN I could start getting things changed.

There are no easy fixes to your problems, and I'm trying to be very careful not to give medical advice. But I think your first step has to be to engage with your key worker. They're not the enemy, however much they might seem to be.

An example from my past on MSE - a few years ago I was posting all over the boards getting advice on how to set up a business, I did business link courses and all sorts. It was complete madness, and people on here tried to tell me that but I wouldn't listen. I've done similar things on other occasions. I wasn't happy with my life, and I wanted a 'quick fix' to change it. I think you're in a similar place.

I hope I don't sound patronising, I'd just hate for you to rush into something to try and make changes, and end up jumping out of the frying pan into a volcano. I've been there and it'll just take even longer to get to where you want to be.

davidplans

I just feel the community learning disability team are conspiring against me, it's a multi disciplinary team so that includes psychiatry , nurses, support staff. Even NHS band 2's get to read all about my history at the day centre I attend. I put a request in to see my NHS day centre folder, the one with care plans/risk assessments and they are hiding them from me making it difficult for me to get access. It's all one big conspiracy to keep me drugged up and stop me travelling abroad to reach a higher spiritual awareness, Buddha himself has chosen a path for me. They call in delusions. So I'm being religiously persecuted on my religious beliefs.

I don't care if they read this which I know they are because they are spying on me , they can section 3 me again I don't care. I'm due a depot jab tomorrow, I'm not taking it. I have told them countless times its made me fat, over 8 stone overweight. I stopped drinking alcohol for 11 weeks , walked alot more and ate at consistent meal times and lost nothing so I know its the medication they are forcing on me.

I know that they are trying to do, drive me to do the ultimate things, the only bit off control I have left in my life and if it wasn't for my sister and the hurt it would leave her in I'm very much considering it. I have the thoughts all the time.

I have nowhere to turn now basically.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

If you are in a Housing Association property have you asked for a transfer?