im moving home and need help with moving costs ect is there any help from gov or social?
2007-09-26 02:45:07 · 21 answers · asked by AJ_JOHNSON 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
You might be able to get help from the social fund. You would need to have been on income support or jsa for 26 weeks to apply.
But it is a loan (interest free but repayable by deduction of benefit)
A community care grant is possible but as you do not have to repay it you would need to prove that the move is absolutely necessary in moving severe pressure off you and your family
Both are available from DWP
2007-09-26 04:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by stormydays 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 9 years housing benefit experience ....you can get a Budgeting Loan via the DWP social fund section if you are in receipt of certain means tested benefits ie/ income support, job seekers (income based) you have to be in receipt of this benefit for 26 weeks or longer .... this will be paid back via clawback each week from your means tested benefit. Beware the clawback can be a fair amount.. and there are limits if you have had previous social fund loans
all this information can be obtained from you local DWP
P.S
This is for advice only, I am not going to comment on rights and wrongs
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2007-09-26 03:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's called a community care grant, you can get it if you need furnature and washing machines, cookers, etc for your new home. You don't have to pay it back, just phone your income support office to get the application.
You can also apply for the social fund loan, which you do have to pay back but over a year. you can use this for all of the above as well as redecoration, and moving costs.
If you need help with a deposit, you should apply for a Lord Mayors Deposit scheme from you local council. They put the deposit up for you.
2007-09-26 23:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by Orphelia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of people with children claiming benefits and do so through no fault of their own, you must understand that asking questions like this will get people's backs up, purely because there are many other people claiming benefits do so as a way of life and take advantage of everything on offer.
So ask at your local benefit office and if you are not one of those taking advantage good look.
2007-09-26 03:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I am going through something similar, but she hasnt made any contact to come back to me, and I know even though I may want her, I would be hesitant because of the possibility of going through the same thing again.
I dont know how long you have been apart, but dont pester him to get back with you, although it would be good for you to let him know your feelings, and that you are sorry for pushing him aside.
If he is willing to chat, then great, if he is reluctant, just offer to be a friend maybe, but you have to know that it does not mean he will come back to you.
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2016-04-28 23:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you are from, but here where I am from, seems like the gov. helps who they want!!!
My friend is also gets benefits and she has 3 kids, and she has a new van, and she was behind on her van payment, so she went and applied for help, and the gov. gave her $500.00 to get caught up on that!!!!
I do not think that was right.....I mean if you go and apply for foodstamps, they will ask you for the make and model of your vehicle, and if it is a newer model,then they will tell you to try and sell that one and get you a cheaper one, and then they can help!
They figure that if you cannot afford to buy food , then how can you afford to make payments on a new vehicle!
I can understand that, but how are they going to pay $500.00 for someone to catch their payment up, but yet will not help you to buy food if you have a new vehicle???
I don't know, but I am sure you should be able to get some type of help with moving.
The gov. works in mysterious ways!
Good Luck!
2007-09-26 02:57:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you can getr a social fund loan. Contact your local jobcentre or benefits office and ask to get put through to the social fund and they will send you a claim pack. You can get anything up to £1500.00 depending on how much you owe. This does have to be paid back but they will agree a payment plan with you and take it off your benefit.
2007-09-26 02:48:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
yes you can apply to the social for help from the social fund. It is a loan and they will take so much of your benefits every week to pay it back but you dont get charged interest. By the time youve applied for it and theyve granted it and youve signed to say you accept it and the amount they will take off you to pay it back every week youll probably have moved. probably take anything fom two weeks onwards to be processed.
2007-09-26 02:50:58 · answer #9 · answered by funny_smartlovely 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can. You can seek a crisis loan. And if you have a good social worker, ask him/Her for advice. I know they stopped community care grants a long time ago if i also know they will give them to some under certain conditions! So it would all depend on your reasons for moving and S/W input. My friend's daughter got a community care grant for moving 3 months ago after hr S/W input. until then she had been told to seek a crisis loan. Having said that she was under threats from ex husband, police involved and a lot more
2007-09-26 02:54:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋