Housing daughter moving in with me

[Daveyballs2003]

Hi i have 1 bedroom flat .. im on universal credit and pip .. i struggle with my back etc .. she 16 years old at college etc .. she left her moms to live me .. as she struggling at her moms etc .. what my next steps to help me get bigger home and some support to help me and her ... can u give me much advise as possible... as im having my daughter moving in .. will it affect my universal credit or my pip ... housing benefit and council tax etc ... please please help .. i really need to swap my 1 bedroom for a 2 bedrooom or .. give up my 1 bedroom up to get 2 bedroom property .. as my daughter needs her own room .. this is so she can study and have her own privacy .. she most important ..hate she as to sleep on my settee .. feel so bad .. please please help

She's 16 and in education so it shouldn't affect your benefits. Does her mum get child benefit for her? That should go to you once she's moved in. Regarding rehousing, if you're in a council property you'll need to apply for rehousing explaining your chance in circumstances. It won't be a quick process I'm afraid. Look at the Homeswapper website local to you, there may be someone who wants to downsize, if you're very lucky.

I would just contact the citizen's advice bureau. Good luck OP.

You will have to go to your local council/housing association

You should claim child benefit. You need to update her address with GP and college. Add her as a child on your UC claim then go to job centre and provide proof she lives with you ie child benefit letter or similar ( that can take time)
Is her mom on benefits? She'll need to stop claiming for her.
Do you private rent or is it social ?
Is this definetly a permanent move as you moving to a 2 bed property will be very expensive to keep up if she decides to go home next month or so because they've made up

You both need to decide if this is a permanent move as if you move to a 2 bed and then she goes back to her mum's you will lose 14% of the housing element of UC on bedroom tax if you're in social housing.
You should claim child benefit and also maintenance from her mum.

Yes it gonna be pernament ..and cant claim maintenance as she gone to ireland with new man etc .. so this new start for us ..

Im looking at midland heart ..and homeswapper ..joined so see if i can get swap my 1 bedroom for 2 also ..im birmingham .. any other advice ..of any1 same boat etc

Im with birmingham city council ... been here 10 years alone .. then my daughter turns up after her mom took her away .. she said dad i left mom as she not intrested in me ..she gone ireland her bf etc ... so shocked alot