Moving out of parents' house
I was wondering if any Aspies here had any thought/experiences/suggestions to share on the idea of leaving ones' parents' house and living alone.
I won't go into much detail, but I'm 24 years old, currently live with my Mother, and am considering moving to somewhere on my own.
I've been looking at flats on some property websites and in the newspaper, and to be honest, I find just looking to be stressful. Possibly more stressful than it is living here at the moment. So I'm not sure whether I would cope with moving out or not. Also, I don't work (I claim ESA), so I would have to deal with housing benefit etc.
Any thoughts would be appreciated, but I think I just needed a little rant .
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Edit: I can't give any advice but I must say I wish I had half your courage.
Sounds like they get benefits though...I imagine it would be similar to SSI/SSDI here, so that is an income of sorts.
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Edit: I can't give any advice but I must say I wish I had half your courage.
Sounds like they get benefits though...I imagine it would be similar to SSI/SSDI here, so that is an income of sorts.
Yeah, I currently get ESA which is a disability related unemployment benefit. If I lived on my own, I'd be able to get Housing Benefit, which would cover the rent. It wouldn't be a lot, but would probably be enough to manage.
I won't go into much detail, but I'm 24 years old, currently live with my Mother, and am considering moving to somewhere on my own.
I've been looking at flats on some property websites and in the newspaper, and to be honest, I find just looking to be stressful. Possibly more stressful than it is living here at the moment. So I'm not sure whether I would cope with moving out or not. Also, I don't work (I claim ESA), so I would have to deal with housing benefit etc.
Any thoughts would be appreciated, but I think I just needed a little rant .
Hello
If you are only on ESA, then you'll only get the Shared Room Rate of Local Housing Allowance, if you're also on Medium Care DLA, then you'll get the one-bed allowance.
If you need a carer then you'll be entitled to two-bed allowance. Note, the carer doesn't need to be registered with the DHSS (or whatever they're called) this week, but you'll have to prove you need one and send in their info of their details / address IE their Council Tax bill.
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/search.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 3-2011.pdf points 28 & 34
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