This is new now round here basicully.. can anybody tell me how it works
+ if you do get any help with bills + stuff

the point system is just the way of getting the house/flat, it has nothing to do with the benefits you get.
i dont know much about the point system as my council recently changed to bidding, But i think its where you get points for overcrowded/disability/stairs to walk up etc, and who ever has the most points get the house/flat? someone correct me if im wrong....

yer i think she mentioned about bidding tooo :S

im so confused, + i mean atm im gettin £100 every 2 weeks.. when your living allown in a council place.. i dont get how much more money im going to get anyway
im so up + down with all this.. surely they cant exspect with the money yu get to be able to afford to live allown without giving any extra?

dont ask me about benefits i dont have a clue!! lol im gonna be useless
xx

lmaoo x

YES i know this one :P lol

I've only just got my head around it too!
Basically the more urgent your situation, the faster you get a house, they judge this by the 'points system'... like if you are disabled, 5 points, under 16, 5 points, have overcrowding in your current accomodation, 5 points etc etc etc.
The higher your points, the further up the list you are

Hope this helps xxxx

how many point yu neeed ?
then yu bid for properties dont ya?x

Well it's not a case of 'needing' a certain number of points .... what happens is that you are allocated different amounts of points for your current circumstances (like age, overcrowding, number of dependents, disabilities etc) .... as your circumstances change (like a baby being born for example) then you will receive more points.

You then use these points (which basically reflect how urgent your housing needs are) to 'bid' on suitable council properties as they become available ..... you will be given a username and password by the council so that you can log onto their site to look at the vacant properties and place your bids.

It's important that you keep bidding on properties so that they can see you are trying to find somewhere, even if your points are clearly lower than all the other bidders - if you don't bid then they will take you off the list

All of the above has nothing at all to do with benefits, but is just about getting a roof over your head ....

Here's the Benefit bit

once LO is here (not before) you will be able to bid on a max 2 bedroom property and the rent/council tax will be paid for you by Housing Benefit (this is on top of your Income Support). However they will only pay up to a certain amount per month - that amount is different for each council/area, so you will need to check the maximum amount that YOUR local housing benefit will pay for you and LO.

Does that help?

yeahh thank youu

my moms nurse told her connextions help young people 2. so if for any reason they tell me where too go when i have my interview next week, connextions are backing me + can help me too x