Working families £18k worse off than benefits claimants after budget

She is, it just comes back! We’ve redecorated with anti-fungal paint, and it’s back within a month. She’s constantly scrubbing but the walls never dry out. The flat needs repointing, water is getting in every time it rains. The landlord refuses to do it. She can’t rock the boat too much because she’s scared of getting an eviction notice. If she ended up homeless she’d have to go into temporary accommodation in another city, she’d lose her job and the kids wouldn’t be able to stay in their schools. It’s just an awful position for renters these days.

I am amazed to hear this. I get it. I sent about 200 pages of medical evidence, such as doctors letters and letters of support from employers and others. I also had to spend hours over the course of several weeks filling out a form - I write several 1000 words - and then I had to attend a gruelling health assessment which took almost 2 hours. It is a very very thorough and lengthy process. Every claim you make has to be backed up by mountains of evidence. PIP is similar.

I’m starting to think it would be more beneficial in the long term for the Government to just give people benefits towards their mortgage given the amount of money being handed to landlords to pay off their own mortgage.

Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that. The benefit bashing on here has been relentless for days.

I am hybrid, I can work from home when needed.

I think I posted either earlier on this thread or on another thread. They are currently unable to decide what is causing it and so cannot decide how to fix it or which team needs to fix it, so atm they are stuck at the stage of sending various specialists around to gaze at it for a while every week or so.

We've so far had a painter and decorator, a plasterer, a "technician", and a surveyor come to stare at it. All have had different causes and solutions. We're currently awaiting the report from the surveyor.

I think I posted either earlier on this thread or on another thread. They are currently unable to decide what is causing it and so cannot decide how to fix it or which team needs to fix it, so atm they are stuck at the stage of sending various specialists around to gaze at it for a while every week or so.

We've so far had a painter and decorator, a plasterer, a "technician", and a surveyor come to stare at it. All have had different causes and solutions. We're currently awaiting the report from the surveyor.

Is your landlord willing to deal with it, or refusing to like the landlord in @phantomofthepopera friend’s situation?

We keep getting told to leave the mold on DD's wall. The LL is apparently responsible for cleaning it, and they should shoulder the expense of the specialist cleaning supplies needed to properly and safely kill and remove it. They also need to be able to see how bad it gets, and they cannot do that if we are cleaning it every day.

Honestly, I’m not just putting up obstacles but the council wouldn’t be interested. There are probably tens of thousands of people in this city in the same boat. Anyone who kicks up a fuss gets served notice. The council aren’t interested until you’re actually homeless now. That’s the impact of austerity.

Can she not have an off the record discussion with the local council about it because the landlord should not be getting away with this

She is, it just comes back! We’ve redecorated with anti-fungal paint, and it’s back within a month. She’s constantly scrubbing but the walls never dry out. The flat needs repointing, water is getting in every time it rains. The landlord refuses to do it. She can’t rock the boat too much because she’s scared of getting an eviction notice. If she ended up homeless she’d have to go into temporary accommodation in another city, she’d lose her job and the kids wouldn’t be able to stay in their schools. It’s just an awful position for renters these days.

Interesting observation from someone who has been one.

I think being a TA is very respected job and where I live there are hardly any vacancies for them. They are snapped up.

Why are we paying rent for people but not mortgages. Honest question.

I really hope this doesn’t come across as a “homeless people should just get a job” type comment, but is there a reason she is just leaving the black mould on the walls and not treating it?

She is, it just comes back! We’ve redecorated with anti-fungal paint, and it’s back within a month. She’s constantly scrubbing but the walls never dry out. The flat needs repointing, water is getting in every time it rains. The landlord refuses to do it. She can’t rock the boat too much because she’s scared of getting an eviction notice. If she ended up homeless she’d have to go into temporary accommodation in another city, she’d lose her job and the kids wouldn’t be able to stay in their schools. It’s just an awful position for renters these days.

I really hope this doesn’t come across as a “homeless people should just get a job” type comment, but is there a reason she is just leaving the black mould on the walls and not treating it?

I've actually been a TA myself! Didn't claim any benefits but I was shocked at the number who didn't have school age children, they were all receiving UC - if you get your housing paid for and benefits it a very desirable job!

Well TA’s havent left yet have they because it obviously suits their circumstances.

I find that extremely surprising
My now 19 year old had acute necrotising pancreatitus when he was 16 he also doesn't have a pancreas as it was completely destroyed, hes now insulin dependent diabetic and also has to take creon with his food to digest it he doesn't meet the criteria for PIP though, his wasent due to drinking it was idiopathic
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Where? In her damp tiny flat with black mould all over the walls and a few sticks of furniture, no equipment, no TV, in an area where most local people wouldn’t even venture into? I very much doubt that people would be biting her hand off!

Isn't that exactly what she is doing by going to college and working towards full time employment as a TA?

It takes time and doesn't happen overnight.