I'm wondering if anyone knows what change I need to make with universal credit, for the housing element side of it.
My DD will be living at Uni Term time and living with me out of term time.
I'm a single parent privately renting so get a housing element to that.
Now normally when they are adults they are put as an adult living with you but they are not expected to contribute to the rent until they are 21.
So I called UC to get advice because she will only be living with me some of the time and they said I should make the change as adult living with me but there would be an option to put some of the time, however when I've gone to make this change there is no such option.
It's just living with you.
So essentially if I put her as living with me it would be incorrect although she doesn't need to contribute yet anyway, but if I take her off the claim completely I will lose the local housing allowance for a 2 bed property, but I have to keep a 2 bed for her to live out of term time?
I don't want to get it wrong as I've already been stung even though they do not make it clear what needs to be done sometimes
So I'm just not sure now, I'll be honest, calling UC is a waste of time, they've not been able to help with previous issues and given me wrong advice this time, and writing on my journal gives me back vague replies also.