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If no disabilities then the son should be receiving £292.11 per month. Mother needs to have a discussion with son on how much of that amount should be contributed for staying there.0
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Caz3121 said:If no disabilities then the son should be receiving £292.11 per month. Mother needs to have a discussion with son on how much of that amount should be contributed for staying there.0
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pope said:Caz3121 said:If no disabilities then the son should be receiving £292.11 per month. Mother needs to have a discussion with son on how much of that amount should be contributed for staying there.1
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Caz3121 said:pope said:Caz3121 said:If no disabilities then the son should be receiving £292.11 per month. Mother needs to have a discussion with son on how much of that amount should be contributed for staying there.
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Because he has no contractual obligation to pay rent as well as the fact that the owner of the house is his mother."You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "1
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pope said:Caz3121 said:pope said:Caz3121 said:If no disabilities then the son should be receiving £292.11 per month. Mother needs to have a discussion with son on how much of that amount should be contributed for staying there.
Parents are expected to support their children still living at home with them, even when those children are adults.To claim Housing Costs you must have a genuine liability to pay rent.
A child still living with parents rarely, if ever, has such a genuine liability.And if a tenancy or lodger agreement is put in place in such circumstances it is regarded by the DWP as 'contrived' (only done in order to claim or increase benefits) unless you can somehow prove it to be genuine.
To start with can you convince the DWP that would you evict them if they didn't pay the rent? Would the DWP believe you? If not then it's not a genuine liability to pay rent.4 -
The same rules applied for housing benefit.
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