Housing situation help

ska_lover

Are there any private rents, in your area?

That might be your best bet really

calcotti

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Re: Benefits.

Before you make a claim for Universal Credit can we please check something?

Does your mum receive DLA (mid rate care), PIP (daily living component) or Attendance Allowance (AA)?

The reason I ask is because you are receiving the daily living component of PIP (yes?) and if your mum is receiving any of the benefits mentioned and no one claims carer's allowance for you then you could be eligible for ESA (Employment Support Allowance) with the Severe Disability Premium.

If you are entitled to ESA with the SDP then you cannot apply for Universal Credit but instead you would apply for ESA and housing benefit and council tax reduction (when you find your own place).

Unfortunately I don't think that is correct. The fact that you would be entitled to an SDP if you claimed a legacy benefit does not prevent a claim to UC. You have to have already been receiving (within the last month) a legacy benefit with SDP and continued to meet the conditions for the SDP in order to prevent a claim for UC. Therefore if there are no income based legacy benefits already in payment any new benefit claim will have to be for UC.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/10/made

The legislation protects existing benefit claimants from a fall in income, it doesn't mean that new benefit claimants get the same amount of income as they might have under legacy benefits.

pmlindyloo

calcotti wrote: »

Unfortunately I don't think that is correct. The fact that you would be entitled to an SDP if you claimed a legacy benefit does not prevent a claim to UC. You have to have already been receiving (within the last month) a legacy benefit with SDP and continued to meet the conditions for the SDP in order to prevent a claim for UC. Therefore if there are no income based legacy benefits already in payment any new benefit claim will have to be for UC.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/10/made

The legislation protects existing benefit claimants from a fall in income, it doesn't mean that new benefit claimants get the same amount of income as they might have under legacy benefits.

As always you are correct - old age moment.:)

However, am intrigued that the OP was getting Income Support (I wonder on what grounds ) and why this stopped.

Another thought, can't ESA be backdated for 3 months? This would take the OP to a date before the January 16th (?) cut off point for those receiving ESA with the SDP being able to claim UC.

Or am I grasping at straws?

Of course this is all irrelevant of the OP's mum isn't receiving a qualifying benefit!

calcotti

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Another thought, can't ESA be backdated for 3 months? This would take the OP to a date before the January 16th (?) cut off point for those receiving ESA with the SDP being able to claim UC.

Or am I grasping at straws?!

Nice try but that’s a big straw! Although ESA can be backdated you can’t make a new claim so it’s academic. It is however a reason why claimants who are eligible are wise to claim new style ESA if they have delayed make a benefit claim given the very limited backdating on UC.

Supa2

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Re: Benefits.

Before you make a claim for Universal Credit can we please check something?

Does your mum receive DLA (mid rate care), PIP (daily living component) or Attendance Allowance (AA)?

The reason I ask is because you are receiving the daily living component of PIP (yes?) and if your mum is receiving any of the benefits mentioned and no one claims carer's allowance for you then you could be eligible for ESA (Employment Support Allowance) with the Severe Disability Premium.

If you are entitled to ESA with the SDP then you cannot apply for Universal Credit but instead you would apply for ESA and housing benefit and council tax reduction (when you find your own place).

Calcotti (below) has made some pertinent observations so please read on .

Please answer re: if your mum is claiming any benefits - DLA/PIP/AA (as above) so we can confirm whether you should apply for UC.

She gets DLA and PIP.

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Supa2 wrote: »

She gets DLA and PIP.

Impossible, PIP is the replacement for DLA, she can only get one or the other.

babyblade41

You would need planning permission to site a mobile home on your Mothers land and usually in my neck of the woods it would have to be for use for an employee to work at the address

My in-laws did it for their grand daughter but she stated she was my in laws carer (that was an understatement , but another story) also had 12 acres and was connected to the services

I know of no companies who would site and rent to you but open to be proved wrong

To do this you would have to apply for planning which without totally knowing the plot you have available I'd say it was highly unlikely

Even if you bought an older one ( again in my area ) you certainly wouldn't get much change out of 5k plus the cost of delivery which can be expensive but again planning permission must be sought first

Supa2

_shel wrote: »

Impossible, PIP is the replacement for DLA, she can only get one or the other.

Must be PIP then. She seems to be in full receipt of anything a 75 year old widow with ill health would receive.

calcotti

Supa2 wrote: »

Must be PIP then. She seems to be in full receipt of anything a 75 year old widow with ill health would receive.

If she's 75 years old it may well still be DLA depending on when she started to get it.

Supa2

calcotti wrote: »

If she's 75 years old it may well still be DLA depending on when she started to get it.

Yes, that is what I thought, she has had life long chest problems, and as far as I am aware was granted DLA for life.

I am about to make a phone call to some local authorities now.

What departments do I need to contact?

I think CAB will just give me some standard advice/answers regards a situation that I think is non-standard and should be worthy of some alternative consideration, as it has a few specific details I think should come into play.

I also don't want to just spill my heart/life story out to the first person that picks up a phone.

I am going to get back in touch with my psychiatric team also.