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Hey, do you live in a housing association house? if you do have you contacted them for help with benefits etc, lots and lots of them now have people trained in this area who are able to support their tenants with benefit advice. They may be able to offer you advice in relation to PIP etc.0
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sadly no, im private renting, hence why my rent is half of what I have to spend. I have been bidding on council/LHA houses for years and im no where near getting to the top of the list.Hey, do you live in a housing association house? if you do have you contacted them for help with benefits etc, lots and lots of them now have people trained in this area who are able to support their tenants with benefit advice. They may be able to offer you advice in relation to PIP etc.Just a single mum, working full time, bit of a nutcase, but mostly sensible, wanting to be Mortgage free by 2035 or less! £196,000/£177560 to go0 -
Why on earth not? Surely you class as overcrowding with 9 of you in a 3 bed? Or is that the issue and the council/LA don't have anything big enough for what you officially need?sadly no, im private renting, hence why my rent is half of what I have to spend. I have been bidding on council/LHA houses for years and im no where near getting to the top of the list.0 -
the city im in has a housing crisis, so there are hardly any properties sized 4 bed or above, even the 3 beds are scarceWhy on earth not? Surely you class as overcrowding with 9 of you in a 3 bed? Or is that the issue and the council/LA don't have anything big enough for what you officially need?Just a single mum, working full time, bit of a nutcase, but mostly sensible, wanting to be Mortgage free by 2035 or less! £196,000/£177560 to go0
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