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So how much housing benefit do you get in the UK if you have a disability like autism? I had all my rent paid before, but only because it was supported accommodation. That was like over £700 a month and I didn't pay a penny at all.

My mother thinks that with me being on the low-rate of DLA, I won't get my full rent in an ordinary flat paid for me, so she thinks I need to look for supported housing elsewhere, but I am not for the idea of associating with these type of workers again. That's going to present a problem, since my DLA and ESA was just cut. I've applied to do extras work, but that's a seldom thing, so it's not a career at all. May have to face the music - I'm screwed.

I'd rather not be in my parents' house. It's cluttered and all my things are crammed into the one room, where I sleep too.

I don't know the answers to your questions as I live in the USA. But I hope everything works out for you.

Our current government is not sympathetic to the young, poor or vulnerable. Are you over 35? If not then you are only entitled to HB for the value of a room in a shared house. I think the maximum for that is £60 per week. If you are on lower rate for care/mobility DLA then I don't think you'd qualify as 'vulnerable' by their standards ('vulnerable' people can sometimes qualify for a 1-bed). I think there's a loophole, if you were ever homeless for longer than 6 months.

I am 29 so that's going to be an issue. Not homeless either. I live with my family now. If you bid on properties with EdIndex, it takes up to years as they would prioritise long term bidders.

The rate of housing benefit in the UK seems to vary quite a lot. I've posted about this before. I know a young guy with AS who lives in Oxford, where the price of property is as high as in London, and he could get up to £1000 per month housing benefit for a 1-bed apartment. So where you live appears to affect how much you can claim.

I think it will be awkward due to me being in receipt of a lower level of Disability Living Allowance. Before I was getting £179 a month (kind of) and my Employment Support Allowance was £239 per 2 weeks, but there was some slashing over the summer period whilst I was in jail. Now both my benefits are £89 and £149, respectively.

My mother thinks going back into supported housing will provide a free ticket, but yeah, right. Who the heck would want to be associated with these type of workers again after all that went on with the other crowd? Come on. Nobody would be foolish enough to take that gamble.

Hell if I know, mate. Everything was fine until I went to jail. Something similar happened last year as they stopped my benefits, and it just caused a real mess as I had a PlayStation 3 to pay off, among other things. The letter I got said they worked it out via the tax.

If I were you, I'd take that letter, and your relevant bank statements to the CAB, sounds like there may have been a mistake. I don't think even work related activities group ESA is that little.

It might even be suspended as they can stop it prior to court. I only got £89 before. Not had any food in ages. Had to borrow money recently too when the you know who people were bugging me.