Giving up council apartment

Anire123

I currently have a council apartment.
I am 30 year old with no kids or girlfriend
I have a part time 20 hr per week job.
I earn £154 p/w
I pay my £100 p/w rent and live off £54

I know somebody ia old with a flat who I asked could of sleep on their flooe, I would not need to pay rent.
I could save £100 p/w by giving up my council apartment.
I would sleep on an inflatable mattress, although I would be voluntary homeless now in the eyes of the council I could save £600 per month as a part time worker with very little bills.

Norman_Castle

Have you investigated getting help with the rent?


https://www.entitledto.co.uk/

[Deleted User]

First time I have heard a council flat called an apartment lol.

Its your choice. If you want to sleep on a floor, go sleep on a floor but I'd look at getting a second job/turn living room into a bedroom and get a tenant (I have done this)/seeing if you can get help with rent .., first.

How do you pay bills, council tax, travel and buy food on £54 a week? Doesn't sound quite right. Do u live in London? Do you have children (for whom you should get tax credits). If not, £100 per week for a council 1 bed flat is quite a lot.

Think you need to read your other thread again. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74551655#Comment_74551655 I see you don't have children but maybe having us on, or asking some strange questions. If you can get a job with longer hours maybe that's better than sleeping on someone's floor. Or maybe not, for you.

Cakeguts

What are you going to do if the old person dies or goes into a home. The council will not rehouse you. You are extremely lucky to have a council flat keep it.

HampshireH

£100 per week is quite standard where I am for a 1 bed flat (housing association as we don't have council properties), if a new build then it could even be cheap.

That said the OP would be crazy to go and sleep on someones floor without seriously considering all their options.

What if that other person gets found out, moves, dies, decides they wn their lounge back etc.

Then you are entirely intentionally homeless. I would suggest rethinking this.

Alternatively get a full time job which would help with the bills.

Minimum wage is £7.83 if your only earning £154 a week on 20 hours you arent earning minimum wage. Speak to the Council & see if your eligible for help.

McKneff

Look for a full time job or another part time job.

Get some help from the coucil.

You would be mad to give up council accommodation.

pmduk

A full-time job may prevent you having time to think up stupid ideas like this! You need to do some growing up.

Murphybear

Inflatable mattresses aren't really designed for long term use. After a while your body, particularly your back, won't thank you.

I speak from experience here. We bought a house for silly money, basically a shell, and while we were doing it up stayed over occasionally. We had inflatable mattresses (plus kettle, toaster and microwave:D)

When the house was ready our first purchase was a 6 ft waterbed:T

Teamocil

This is a terrible idea. Times may be hard right now but you're secure. That flat is there as long as you need it. If you give up the tenancy and this person decides they don't want you on their floor any more, what chance do you think you've got with a private landlord? Will you even be able to put a deposit together?

hazyjo

Would this person know it's permanent, or do they think they're helping you out temporarily?


Not sure why you think you won't need to pay rent. What about their extra council tax, their extra water, electric, food, facilities/equipment, etc you'll be using...


Crazy idea, and not fair on the home-owner (if indeed a real scenario - offering advice on the basis it might help you or someone in a similar situation!).

theartfullodger

You are very probably entitled to housing benefit, maybe not the full amount, as well as possibly help with council tax & single-person's 25% council tax discount.
https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators


Claim those, hold onto your flat, you're probably as well off as sleeping on someone's floor, at a lot more comfortable.