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Universal Credit if I have a holiday lodge?

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  • kaMelo
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    edited 19 December 2023 at 9:18PM
    kaMelo said:

    Thank you for clarifying.
    Any UC claim would therefore be joint with your husband and take both your circumstances into consideration when calculating eligibility.
    Although the above is academic really, because you don't live there, your holiday homes value will be classed as capital which unfortunately means you don't qualify for any means tested benefits.
    Where the OP "lives" for benefit purposes hasn't been determined as of yet.

    They said,
    @sheramber it’s a holiday lodge on a holiday park, it’s not residential and it’s got a 12 month leisure license but we’re not supposed to spend all of our time here although this is a very grey area with no clear guidelines. 

    My correspondence address for GP, electoral role etc is my sons address. 

    Although of course it's not my call, that's down to a decion maker, but I'm struggling to see how you could suggest the holiday home is the OP's main residence.
  • kaMelo said:
    kaMelo said:

    Thank you for clarifying.
    Any UC claim would therefore be joint with your husband and take both your circumstances into consideration when calculating eligibility.
    Although the above is academic really, because you don't live there, your holiday homes value will be classed as capital which unfortunately means you don't qualify for any means tested benefits.
    Where the OP "lives" for benefit purposes hasn't been determined as of yet.

    They said,
    @sheramber it’s a holiday lodge on a holiday park, it’s not residential and it’s got a 12 month leisure license but we’re not supposed to spend all of our time here although this is a very grey area with no clear guidelines. 

    My correspondence address for GP, electoral role etc is my sons address. 

    Although of course it's not my call, that's down to a decion maker, but I'm struggling to see how you could suggest the holiday home is the OP's main residence.
    AFAIK  it's where you are based even if that  is against the terms of a civil agreement.
    My thinking is if a person is served a Section 21, if after two months that person still at property they are breaking the terms of the tenancy. A landlord can go to court and get them evicted. But while they remain in that property even though they are breaking those terms, HB or HA  would still be paid.


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