86 year old dad facing eviction

haras_nosirrah

The op needs to come back and clarify the situation with the other property. If he doesn't have it any more then he should have a serious amount of money in the bank which means he has no need for benefits. If he has given it away then he will be deemed to still have it as you can't do that and still claim benefits. Why did he not relinquish the HA property when he moved into the other property as he was living there in 2011 - did he rent out the HA property? If he still owns the other property and lives at the HA property then he should be getting an income from it and the capital in the property will take him over the savings limit for benefits - this other thread has thrown the cat among the pigeons and if true then your dad is in trouble op as he has indeed been committing benefit fraud

karcher

haras_nosirrah wrote: »

The op needs to come back and clarify the situation with the other property.

Somehow I doubt they will!

wellynever

The OP as quite a dislike of people who claim any type of benefits, except OAP's though, it's a strange old world.

Tigsteroonie

Could I politely suggest that, whatever the situation with having another house, whatever the outcome with the housing association .... if Mum's ashes are buried in the garden, retrieve them quickly and keep them somewhere else.

At some point Dad will leave the house, possible into care; you don't want him to be worrying again about the ashes at that point.

karcher

wellynever wrote: »

The OP as quite a dislike of people who claim any type of benefits, except OAP's though, it's a strange old world.

What makes you say that?

Silver_Shark

Londonsu wrote: »

He has a HA house which he has lived in for 30 years and has been falsely accused of subletting it, he had a letter (which I haven't seen yet) saying that he has breached the terms of his tenancy and the HA is seeking a possession order, we don't know why they think this they wont speak to the family about it, however we did find out from the tenants association chairman who has contact with the HA that they seem to think they have proof that from October last year to May this year he wasn't living in his house and was renting it out, the HA sent him a letter in June asking him to confirm that he still lived at the address which he responded to saying yes he did and then the letter telling him they were seeking a PO

Londonsu wrote: »

I am on the IOW so haven't actually seen the letter but I think they are saying they are seeking a possession order, going up on Sunday for big family conference to see what we do next but I think we need to ensure the HA deals with us or the solicitor and not dad thank you

Would it be possible for your father to move into the house your husband inherited 30 years ago?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5435874

LilElvis

Even more confused as there's another thread from earlier this year referencing the family home:

Londonsu wrote: »

Well not really mine , I was brought up in a council house in South London we had the end of terrace 3 bed solid built 1930s house with a large garden, the one on the other end of the terrace a mirror image of ours has just been sold for 600k, its crazy and unfair to those who need social housing.


Something really needs to be done

Its 1930s, not 120 years old, and its value seems to have dropped!

getmore4less

LilElvis wrote: »

Even more confused as there's another thread from earlier this year referencing the family home:

Its 1930s, not 120 years old, and its value seems to have dropped!

that was probably a different house, we are looking at at least 4 generation if not 5 here.

The "inherited" family house could well be in a trust protecting the current HA tenant from really owning it and the OP(or their decendants) will be one of the remainder men of that trust that eventually own it.

Given some of the other posts by the OP they are not clear(or bluffing) on things like IHT suggests it could get messy for some or all of this family.

fishpond

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FBaby

Playing devils advocate, but could the old thread relate to OP's mum and step-dad rather than father? I always referred to my dad and SM as 'parents' when referring to both of them.