If you have been hit by under-occupancy deduction, but you still feel that you’d like to stay in your home, it’s understandable that you’d be wondering how to make up the loss in money.
If you have already been through our Save Money section, you may have some ideas already, but have you considered taking in a lodger?
Whether it’s temporary while you wait to grow your family, or whether it’s a way of you meeting someone new but still enjoying the comfort of your home, it is an option.
Our tenancy agreements do allow for a lodger, but you need to ensure that you don’t sublet your whole property and that you declare any income generated by a lodger to the housing benefits department, as it could affect your benefit income.
Social enterprise Uniitee, offers a home sharing scheme in Cheshire East. Uniitee will match older home-owners with spare rooms and those wanting a little bit of support, but to stay independent with people looking for accommodation. This short video is well-worth a watch if you would like more information.
If you are considering a lodger, or would like more advice, you can speak to your Neighbourhood Officer for more information.
Find helpful articles on finding your next home with Halton Housing, and how to apply for a home here.
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Halton Housing has today published its gender pay gap report for 2019, for the second year, in line with the government’s Gender Pay Gap regulations introduced in April 2017. In 2019, Halton Housing maintained its positive gender pay gap report with female employees receiving on an average (mean) salary 1% more than male counterparts and the overall median salary showing 12% in favour of female employees in comparison […]
A newly renovated play park has been unveiled in Halton Lodge, Runcorn. The upgrade is thanks to significant investment from Halton Housing, funding from the Environmental Fund and from Halton Borough Council’s Area Forum fund with support from the Area Forum 5 Councillors; Kath Loftus, Alan Lowe, Dave Thompson, Chris Loftus and Geoffrey Logan. Earlier this year, […]
Halton Housing is pleased to be supporting Cheshire Police’s Operation Treacle. The operation has been launched in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour during Halloween and the Bonfire Night period. Staff from Halton Housing’s Anti-social Behaviour and Tenancy Enforcement teams will be taking part in the multi-agency operation with officers from Cheshire Police, staff […]
A Widnes based community group for women has received funding from Halton Housing to support its annual event. Fortuna Female Society aims to support and empower the women of Halton while championing their rights. The society runs regular activities and events, enabling women to increase their confidence and giving them the opportunity to get involved […]
As an organisation leading the way with our Digital First programme, we’re proud to be supporting Get Online Week – an initiative led by Good Things Foundation, aimed at increasing people’s confidence using computers and the internet. The annual campaign, which this year runs from 14 to 20 October, inspires organisations like Halton Housing to make sure that everyone can […]
Customeyes: Becoming a customer experience-led organisation National Customer Service Week is the perfect opportunity to shout about Customeyes, our sector-leading customer experience programme. Customeyes helps us to know our customers better, and turning their feedback into action, by delivering easy, intuitive and personalised services. It also makes good business sense, as it means we are delivering services that our customers value, […]
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