Not sure if this is the right place but just wondering if anyone can give me advice.
My 24 year old daughter got herself pregnant last year giving birth to a beautiful baby girl in October. She was living on her own at the time and wasn't in a relationship with the baby's father although he's stepped up to the mark now, coming round to see the wee one regularly and paying my daughter £500 a month towards her support.
She works at a local nursery and is quite happy to go back to work when her maternity leave is up - the baby will get a place at the nursery so that side of things is sorted. When she was pregnant she decided she wouldn't manage on her own and moved back in with me which was decidedly cramped in a small 2 bedroom house with 3 cats and a large dog! We're coping but only just and things are somewhat strained.
She's been looking round at rented properties and seen one she likes but because she can't claim Housing Benefit until she's actually in somewhere she would need her rent paid up front for the first while. I'm happy to do that as long as I know I'll get it back because I can't afford it otherwise but is there any way to confirm she'll definitely get it?
She's spoken to a local CAB advisor who told her what she'll likely get based on her income and other details and it's perfectly sufficient to manage on but can we take that as a good likelihood she'd be entitled to this money or does it ever fall through? Our relationship is strained enough as it is without any more hiccups.
Would the Housing Benefit department be a better contact to confirm or do we just have to claim and hope for the best?
My 24 year old daughter got herself pregnant last year giving birth to a beautiful baby girl in October. She was living on her own at the time and wasn't in a relationship with the baby's father although he's stepped up to the mark now, coming round to see the wee one regularly and paying my daughter £500 a month towards her support.
She works at a local nursery and is quite happy to go back to work when her maternity leave is up - the baby will get a place at the nursery so that side of things is sorted. When she was pregnant she decided she wouldn't manage on her own and moved back in with me which was decidedly cramped in a small 2 bedroom house with 3 cats and a large dog! We're coping but only just and things are somewhat strained.
She's been looking round at rented properties and seen one she likes but because she can't claim Housing Benefit until she's actually in somewhere she would need her rent paid up front for the first while. I'm happy to do that as long as I know I'll get it back because I can't afford it otherwise but is there any way to confirm she'll definitely get it?
She's spoken to a local CAB advisor who told her what she'll likely get based on her income and other details and it's perfectly sufficient to manage on but can we take that as a good likelihood she'd be entitled to this money or does it ever fall through? Our relationship is strained enough as it is without any more hiccups.
Would the Housing Benefit department be a better contact to confirm or do we just have to claim and hope for the best?