What happens to brother if mum goes into care?

seven-day-weekend

sebastianj wrote: »

Not sure about this, but if he is at a low income, would he not get housing benefits to pay towards his Mum's estate?
seb

I don't think so if he is living in the family home.

dmg24

sdw is correct, unless he could prove that there was a valid commercial agreement (very unlikely), he could not claim HB.

margaretclare

sebastianj wrote: »

Not sure about this, but if he is at a low income, would he not get housing benefits to pay towards his Mum's estate?
seb

Why should he get HB? He's not a vulnerable adult, not disabled, not over 60!

As Conor above says, there's not earthly reason why he can't earn a reasonable living and pay his way like everyone else does!

My son-in-law is a HGV driver in West Yorkshire and I haven't heard him complaining too much. OK, his wife works, but they're managing to buy their ex-council house between them, and they go on holidays to Cyprus, the Seychelles etc.

Margaret

sebastianj

Margarett. HB is available to unemployed and on low income not necessarily the old or the mentally ill.
If living at home with family then yes he is not entitled to benefits but in the absence of her Mum, I think the same rules do not apply. All I say is that he needs to explore it.

I think we are deviating from answering and helping with issues to preaching some kind of moral grounds which is not the purpose of the forum, a new thread could be started though.
rgd
seb

adouglasmhor

dmg24 wrote: »

sdw is correct, unless he could prove that there was a valid commercial agreement (very unlikely), he could not claim HB.

Like if his mum gets an agency to let it to him?

seven-day-weekend

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Like if his mum gets an agency to let it to him?

They would have to prove that the house had been originally bought as a commercial venture and had been rented and/or advertised on the open market.

At least that's what I had to do when I rented an investment flat to my son when he was unemployed.

I was able to prove these things and he was granted HB.

Glad to say both the flat and the unemployment have gone now!