Benefit help

Hello,

My award for pip cane through at higher mobility and lower care. The report is nonsense and I could appeal as I can’t cook a meal etc and stated this clearly but no points awarded there... but anyway .. I just wanted to ask about other knock on entitlements please...

I currently live with parents and always have but am considering trialing a short term rental by myself. I have no knowledge of hb but am
In a uc area but I get esa. I know prior to uc I would have been entitled to an enhanced premium for living alone which was really significant money wise ... is this definitely not available now - or any round it as I believe they are protecting in a new way and bringing out new policies? It’s such a shame applying for hb will trigger a uc claim as that extra would have made it doable. Just wondered if there are any tops up I would be missing if did get hb? And also even if I could I get it for a short lease?
Thanks so much for any help. I’m new to it and find it exhausting wading through everything.

Also at present whilst living at home can my parents claim careers allowance if they get tax credits? They do not get UC and both work and own s house, but my mum gets a small dla award which entitles her to disabled tax credits as she works 16 hours. How does this work? My dad is self employed and so his average may be less than £120 a week overall yearly wise, but some weeks is more? But does it come off tax credits? And if over £120 or yearly equivilAnt how does this work with the uc route?
Any help to what I / we are additionally entitled to would be great.
Thankyou
Charlie

Thanks Gordon

Yes, I’m kind of holding out to see if any chance I could get sdp if I lived alone if things changed. Or could stay on esa to then apply - rather than be switched to uc if I apply for my first time hb now.... do you think it’s possible this could alter?

And if one of my parents claimed careers allowance in the meantime would this hinder me doing this or can that just be stopped? It’s hard to know what to do.

Also, some more questions ... Thankyou so much for your help...

If my father claimed carer allowance (presuming it was worth it with the tax credit deduction) and he is self employed can they average his yearly earnings which are under £120 week? But some weeks he earns more then doesn’t work for weeks. Mum checked and she earns just over the amount.

Re housing benefit - would I get a 2 bed allowance as would need someone to come stay over often?

Also - is it possible to get hb for a short term let? Does this have to be a certain kind of rental, or could someone who say does air bnb rent it to me for 3 months with a proper agreement? I’ve never looked into it before but I would like some independence now.

And is council tax deregarded?


Also - last question - sorry - I am debating asking for a reconsideration as I got 10 points on care component. They said I could cook when this is my mAin issue as I have cfs. I cannot cook and I wasn’t even given the points for needing help. I’ve always consistently had dla for this. I’m pretty sure I could get an extra 2 points needed - but how risky is it? If I just say I can’t cook can you look at my evidence for this please. How often do they downgrade people in cases like this? I think they almost expect me to ask to change it as it’s so obviously I don’t do this and it was noted I never cook but assumed I can with an aid. Which would not help as its fatigue and dizziness and even if did occasionLly it’s never without symptoms and Effects and at the expense of not doing something else , and I would have help.

Many thanks again