Help!!!!!!

GARYG90

Hi Folks,

Asked this before but going through with it this time.

I work 22.5 hrs a week but my partner has fibromyalgia and deep mental health issues and i need to leave work to be her full time carer as she gets worse everyday. If i quit my job Will i recieve housing benefit? we live in a council house. then i am going to apply for carers allowence she is on the highest rate PIP.

Thanks in advanced folks.

Gary

Caz3121

housing benefit is based on income and is not related to how/why you left your job
your previous post is here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5474268

Alice_Holt

Possibly. HB is means tested, and cannot be paid if you have savings above £16k.
https://www.gov.uk/housing-benefit/overview
You will need to complete a council HB application form.

You may also be able to apply for Income Support.
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Income-Support/What-is-Income-Support

Try: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou

GARYG90

Thank you really appreciate your advice. the whole benefir system is enough to give anyone a headache. im now worried about ll the documents and stuff i will need to apply for housing benefit can my partner apply for it under her name as another option?

GARYG90

Hi thanks for the advice.

Poppie68

GARYG90 wrote: »

Thank you really appreciate your advice. the whole benefir system is enough to give anyone a headache. im now worried about ll the documents and stuff i will need to apply for housing benefit can my partner apply for it under her name as another option?

As joint tenants you will have to put in a joint claim so documents will need to be provided for both of you, if your intention is to become your partners carer due to fibro and mental health issues then sorting out benefits is just one of the many jobs you will have to undertake on her behalf.

GARYG90

Thanks Poppie im quitting my job today. going to gather all documents i need and get on the phone to housing benefit then apply for carers allowence. thanks for help folks this is an extremely nice community.

pmlindyloo

Just a couple of things to think about:

How much notice do you have to give at work? Have you any holiday that you can take in lieu of notice?

Is your partner in receipt of Employment Support allowance, even if she has a nil award because of your earnings? Has she ever been assessed for ESA?

If she has never claimed ESA then...........

If you have savings less than £16000 then you can claim Income Support as a couple as a 'top up' for your Carer's Allowance.

Income Support will give you automatic entitlement to full HB up to your personal circumstances.

You will not be able to claim Carer's Allowance and Income Support until you finish work (because of the hours and amount you are earning).

So, first thing to do is find out about work.

Then make a claim for Carer's allowance, (they will help you with the date you can claim from,) then Income Support which should give you automatic entitlement to HB.

You must also inform tax credits of your change of circumstances.

Google for contact details for all the departments you need to speak to and they will talk you through when your claim can begin and the documents you need (have paper and pen ready!)

GARYG90

Hi there thank you for your advice i just phoned my work to give my notice i had holidays due in two weeks time so they said they might be able to give me that for my notice period.

Partner has never claimed esa before. so do you think best option is to claim for income support and carers allowence? do you know if i can phone the council and state i am no longer in employment so cant pay them rent until i get housing benefit sorted? i dont want us to get chucked out of our council house.

Thanks again Gary

GARYG90

well thats the job finished went into see boss yesterday and agreed to let me leave straight away because had holidays. i have now just applied for carers allowence online which was alot eaiser than i thought. just away to send payslips away to carers allowence unit. thanks for all the help folks next stop is claiming income support then Housing benefit.