Rent from g/f's daughter

Mojisola

LocoLoco wrote: »

It's often just used as a term when talking about someone with a recognised or accepted disability (which often means they are in receipt of some sort of disability benefit).

Our council used to keep a register of disabled people but it was stopped some years ago.

BucksLady

LateStarter wrote: »

Hello all,



My question is - should I be charging her (adult child) rent? I've never had to deal with the benefits system, and it seems extraordinarily complex. I don't want to do anything to reduce their access to services but my own children are paying rent where they live, so it seems fair from my point of view.


LS

I find it strange that this is a question you are asking a forum, rather than asking your gf's opinion on the matter.

hign10pines

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LocoLoco

BucksLady wrote: »

I find it strange that this is a question you are asking a forum, rather than asking your gf's opinion on the matter.

His query was whether asking the daughter to contribute would cause any problems with regards to services and/or benefits she receives due to her disability. It was nothing to do with his girlfriend's opinion, he wanted to make sure he didn't do anything that would cause problems for the daughter.

BucksLady

LocoLoco wrote: »

His query was whether asking the daughter to contribute would cause any problems with regards to services and/or benefits she receives due to her disability. It was nothing to do with his girlfriend's opinion, he wanted to make sure he didn't do anything that would cause problems for the daughter.

I understood the question.

Ames

PersianCatLady wrote: »

Do the DWP know that your GF is living with you??

Unless your earnings are very low, I don't understand how your GF is entitled to benefits when you live together as they take household income into account when calculating benefits.

Unless it's changed recently, carers allowance is based on the claimants income only, not household.

SuperPikachu

BucksLady wrote: »

I find it strange that this is a question you are asking a forum, rather than asking your gf's opinion on the matter.

I am a pessimist but I also thought this and am curious of your real reason for asking on this forum.

Do you mean "Will I get in trouble if I get caught taking money from my girlfriends disabled daughter to pay me as 'rent'?"

Ames

SuperPikachu wrote: »

I am a pessimist but I also thought this and am curious of your real reason for asking on this forum.

Do you mean "Will I get in trouble if I get caught taking money from my girlfriends disabled daughter to pay me as 'rent'?"

It does seem strange that the OP asked here instead of the families board.

Darksparkle

Given part of the question was whether it would affect benefits/services the daughter would be entitled to I don’t think it’s strange for it to be posted here.

LocoLoco

SuperPikachu wrote: »

I am a pessimist but I also thought this and am curious of your real reason for asking on this forum.

Do you mean "Will I get in trouble if I get caught taking money from my girlfriends disabled daughter to pay me as 'rent'?"

No, he meant "If I ask my girlfriend's adult daughter to contribute to the household running costs will it have an adverse effect on her benefits or any services she receives?" He's not going to be 'caught' because what he's enquiring about is both legal and acceptable and the fact that his girlfriend's daughter is disabled is irrelevant; she's an adult and perfectly capable of contributing - as my own disabled son will be expected to do when he turns 18. He has explained the situation more than once and there's nothing untoward or underhand about asking an adult to contribute to their living expenses.