Greyman 32,820 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 hours ago, iworkwhippets said: Ok lads listen up, theres this single mum I know, shes a self employed carer goes out into the community helping folks, cos of this virus filth and lockdown shes lost some custom, and shes struggling, shes just been over mine with a bag of goodies, and some nights believe it or not, id have gone to bed hungry if it wasn't for her, what help is she entitled to financially ive told her go to the council, and to approach her mp, but everybody is doin stuff on line now and shes giving up, having trouble getting through, pays full rent, shes a good lass, id like to do her a good turn thank you The only people I could speak to were citizens advice they were great and talked me through the universal credit line all the does and donts got it all sorted a couple of days after filling the online forms in, and a 70% council tax reduction until I go back in June Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,247 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Balaur said: Well feeding kids comes first mate. but at the risk of being evicted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said: but at the risk of being evicted She can't be evicted. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,247 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, ArchieHood said: She can't be evicted. so what you saying, don't pay rent, surely that cant be right, or we would all say fek it, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Just now, iworkwhippets said: so what you saying, don't pay rent, surely that cant be right, or we would all say fek it, The government have made it clear that you can't be evicted or be served with an eviction notice while the pandemic is still active, she needs to contact the council for a deferral on her rent.I look after 7 HMO property's, if you are on 80% wages you pay 80% rent, if they have a letter from their employer stating they wont be payed they pay nothing.We are even putting up the homeless, my boss is of the view that we all have to do our bit to get through this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,247 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ArchieHood said: The government have made it clear that you can't be evicted or be served with an eviction notice while the pandemic is still active, she needs to contact the council for a deferral on her rent.I look after 7 HMO property's, if you are on 80% wages you pay 80% rent, if they have a letter from their employer stating they wont be payed they pay nothing.We are even putting up the homeless, my boss is of the view that we all have to do our bit to get through this. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,247 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said: thanks sorry for being a nuisance im just trying to help the woman, id rather do folk a good turn than a bad un, but surely once this is all over with and im trying to think positive here, surely they are going to want their lost rent back, is she banging her head against a brick wall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,982 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 She just needs to ring the council an explain the situation there sort it out they won’t an can not make her homeless because she has kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,247 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, poxon said: She just needs to ring the council an explain the situation there sort it out they won’t an can not make her homeless because she has kids. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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