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housing benefit scotland
my 2 sons share a flat in glasgow which they rent from a private landlord--one is employed the other on jobseekers allowance and in receipt of housing benefit--they have been given notice to leave because the landlord is selling the flat--the plan was for the employed one to buy a 2 bedroom flat and to rent a room to his brother--being brothers the unemployed one will no longer get housing benefit--without that the buying of a flat can't go ahead cos the other brother cannot afford it on his own--he could buy and let a room to another tenant, i know, but they want to stay together--added to that the unemployed brother would have to find another room in a flat with the catch 22 of not getting housing benefit until he has a place and not being able get a place without guarantee of housing benefit--a period of being homeless could be result--making it harder for him to get a job--it is not in his interest or society's for this to happen--i know the hb people have to guard against benefit fraud but the employed brother's solution seems to me to be eminently sensible--it is honest--up front--and above board--it seems in everyone's interest including society's--Q is--anyone any suggestions to a way round this--eg other benefits which might help--alternatives to hb etc--thanks to anyone who can help--cheers
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The Council is only applying the regulations about housing benefit. Clearly this is very difficult in the situation you set out, but imagine the probelms that would arise & the ability of people to milk the system if it was possible to get HB when living in a property owned by another family member.
The only solutions I can suggest are:
1. Continue as now - i.e. go on renting together
2. The unemployed on gets HB to rent elsewhere. It is quite possible to get confirmation that HB will be paid before entering into a tenancy agreement & the Coucil HB Dept. should be able to explain how to do this.
The only solutions I can suggest are:
1. Continue as now - i.e. go on renting together
2. The unemployed on gets HB to rent elsewhere. It is quite possible to get confirmation that HB will be paid before entering into a tenancy agreement & the Coucil HB Dept. should be able to explain how to do this.