Nephew having some problems with council.
He stayed with his mum who never told the council he was there. He never claimed benefits and had no child maintenance to pay because he had his two sons for more hours than their mum did and he has a letter from Revenue & Customs to confirm he would receive a credit for his NI contributions because of this.
When his mum was to be discharged from hospital to die at home the Mcmillan CAB arranged to put things right with the council and helped with his claim for CA. His mum lived long enough for him to inherit the right to continue to rent the house when she died, but his only income was CA which in total was about a fiver a week less than the rent would be. The council assured him this would be sorted out when he came off CA and onto JSA when his rent could be paid.
They are telling him that he can not get housing benefit for the 8 weeks the CA was all he was entitled to. No income support because he had no work record and can`t apply for JSA whilst on CA. This seems odd to me as I know folks who work part time and go each week to the Council with their payslip to show they only earned about 50quid and they get full housing benefit.
Is this just another way to punishing carers?
Bottom line is he has now received a letter stating he could be evicted if he doesn`t pay all that is due immediately.
Poor chap is at his witz end with PTSD which has resurfaced following his mum`s passing. He has a meeting on Tuesday so hope I can have some advice by then.
Take care
Meg
He stayed with his mum who never told the council he was there. He never claimed benefits and had no child maintenance to pay because he had his two sons for more hours than their mum did and he has a letter from Revenue & Customs to confirm he would receive a credit for his NI contributions because of this.
When his mum was to be discharged from hospital to die at home the Mcmillan CAB arranged to put things right with the council and helped with his claim for CA. His mum lived long enough for him to inherit the right to continue to rent the house when she died, but his only income was CA which in total was about a fiver a week less than the rent would be. The council assured him this would be sorted out when he came off CA and onto JSA when his rent could be paid.
They are telling him that he can not get housing benefit for the 8 weeks the CA was all he was entitled to. No income support because he had no work record and can`t apply for JSA whilst on CA. This seems odd to me as I know folks who work part time and go each week to the Council with their payslip to show they only earned about 50quid and they get full housing benefit.
Is this just another way to punishing carers?
Bottom line is he has now received a letter stating he could be evicted if he doesn`t pay all that is due immediately.
Poor chap is at his witz end with PTSD which has resurfaced following his mum`s passing. He has a meeting on Tuesday so hope I can have some advice by then.
Take care
Meg