Iam currently living in homeless accommodation

Paulhw1

A friend of a mate who is privately renting from his sister wants help paying the rent to save money.  Iam in homeles accommodation and want to move closer to my old rehab.  Can I move in to his sisters house as he has no rent agreement in place due to it being his sister.  How can i do it anyone know.  Iam scared HB will make it hard for me.  My mental health is getting worse where iam.

calcotti

You would need a rental agreement with the sisterhood get any help with the rent.
What benefits do you receive?

MalMonroe

Is there anyone you can talk to about this - the people who offered you a place in the homeless accommodation for example? Or a doctor? I'm not sure who HB is, do you mean housing benefits? 

Do you feel as if you could reach out to your doctor because it seems that you could do with some support for your mental health issues in the first instance. 

It might not be the best thing to do, moving in with a friend of a mate (not even your friend) with 'no rent agreement in place' right now. Anything could happen and it doesn't seem wise to move somewhere with no proper agreement, as you could end up homeless again. What does your mate's friend's sister say? Is she aware that you want to move into her property? You would surely have to have her permission - in writing if possible.

Sorry, there are a lot of questions but I do feel that you could do with having a chat to your doctor or helper and then taking things from there. I know that people can often have a mental health team to support them and that such teams can be very helpful. They can help with things like benefits claims - and if you did move and lose your housing benefits there may be other benefits you could claim instead. You could ask if there is any suitable accommodation nearer to your old rehab too. 

There is a lot to consider but it may be best not to rush into anything. I have lived with friends in the past and we fell out and don't speak now. It's not always the best thing. Even living with relatives has its downfalls. 

Take care. I hope some of this has been helpful but of course you don't have to take any notice at all if you don't want to. It's just that looking at the bigger picture, this doesn't seem like the best idea at the moment.  

Lifematters

If you are moving out of supported housing and into private rented check you can still claim HB and do not trigger UC claim for housing costs. A change of address within local Authority area should not trigger UC claim but you need to ensure there is no gap between tenancies.