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libbymin
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Hello everyone,
im sure this has been discussed before but I have only just joined.
I have a rented two bed house. I have been paying £14 a week bedroom tax even though I suffer very badly with my mental health resulting in needing friends/family to stay with me on a regular basis.
The local cal authority have told me that unless I need a full time carer living with me all the time then I am not entitled to the second room.
Is this correct? They are now telling me that the only thing I can do is move into a one bedroom place. This, as you can imagine is causing me a lot of stress and will cost me a lot of money.
Help!
Libby
im sure this has been discussed before but I have only just joined.
I have a rented two bed house. I have been paying £14 a week bedroom tax even though I suffer very badly with my mental health resulting in needing friends/family to stay with me on a regular basis.
The local cal authority have told me that unless I need a full time carer living with me all the time then I am not entitled to the second room.
Is this correct? They are now telling me that the only thing I can do is move into a one bedroom place. This, as you can imagine is causing me a lot of stress and will cost me a lot of money.
Help!
Libby
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What benefits are you on? My guess is UC?
Do you receive pip standard rate care. I think that permits a carer to stay over.Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going. -
I’m on PIP at higher rate care. The local authority tell me that I should use it to pay the bedroom tax.
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I recieve pip higher rate and this entities me to a 2 bedroom property eveb though i am the sole tenant. I have to prove the extra bedroom is being used. I'm having to do that now. Bt I don't pay bedroom tax and I was allocated my present 2 bedroom flat based solely on the fact I qualified for pip higher rate. I live in Wales. I'm not sure if rules are different here.
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