A couple of weeks ago we went to see the housing people who informed us that we could claim housing benefit to help with the cost of the rent while we wait for a council house to become available, which could take an eternity. Then we found out that our child tax credits had gone up, and we thought things were finally looking up for us.
And now we're back down to earth with a very big bump. The council wrote to the letting agent and landlord asking for a reference, and now we have recieved a letter from the letting agent telling us that if we get a council house during the tenancy, we will still have to pay rent AND any utilities on the property until the agreement runs out. That's April 2010!! This is not good news for us, because we can barely afford the rent as it is, let alone the bills that go with it. We're going to seek legal advice to see if there are any loopholes around this because we will be in serious debt if we are forced to stay here for another 9 months.
We also have the stroke nurse coming this afternoon, so hopefully she'll be able to help us with some of our problems. Will update after she's been.
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