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Good afternoon everyone,just a quick question, my sister is currently living in a council property,which is now due to be knocked down,she has been told that they will rehouse her,or she can choose to go via dss,i have no idea on how dss works etc,so can someone please tell me,if she found a landlord that accepted dss,does it have to be in her local area,or can you go anywhere? As in if she lives in manchester,does she have to stay in manchester?or can she relocate to somewhere 200 miles away for example?was having this conversation with my dad last night and we didnt really get anywhere,thanks for your help guys.
Not sure if its the same with all councils, but in my local council, the flat/house you are renting has to be in that councils jurisdiction. If it isnt then you have to apply to the council responsible for that district. Because its the council that funds the housing benefit, not DSS I dont think.
riight i get you,reason im asking is because im shortly moving to st ives in cornwall,and my mum and dad are now living in poole, so seeing as my sisters house is due to be knocked down,she was seeing if she would be able to move down too, the dss help her with some of her rent as she is a full time student.
no-worries88 said:
by changing college at the end of term....?
No offence but thats a fools plan. College only lasts 2 years, she'd be better finishing where she is and then moving (area).The good news for Landlords is the DSS pay the landlord direct. So no missed payments. Bad news is some tennants are a bit "rough" with the property and the neighbours.
Edited by Munter on Tuesday 14th July 14:22
Munter said:
no-worries88 said:
by changing college at the end of term....?
No offence but thats a fools plan. College only lasts 2 years, she'd be better finishing where she is and then moving (area).The good news for Landlords is the DSS pay the landlord direct. So no missed payments. Bad news is some tennants are a bit "rough" with the property and the neighbours.
Edited by Munter on Tuesday 14th July 14:22
It would be worth checking her current type of tenancy agreement. Usually council tenants have 'assured' or 'secure' tenancies which give a great deal of proetection from eviction etc. A tenancy with a private landlord would usually be an assured shorthold tenancy which would leave her vulnerable if the landlord decided to sell up or gain posesstion for some other reason.
DSS would just mean it's housing benefit paying the rent.
EDIT- I forgot to say if she does go down the private sector route are they paying the deposit and first months rent in advance?
DSS would just mean it's housing benefit paying the rent.
EDIT- I forgot to say if she does go down the private sector route are they paying the deposit and first months rent in advance?
Edited by wades on Tuesday 14th July 18:49
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