Want to move in with my girlfriend and son

Guffy

Hi,
I basicly would like to move in with my girlfriend and our new born son. She is living at home, as am I, but she is living in a two bedroom council house with her mother. This clearly isn't ideal and she will have to move out soon anyway. Basicly I would like to move out with her.

She is unemployed and on lone parents. I am working but near enough minimum wage and pay maintenance. I know that if she were to move out on her own she would be entitled to rent allowance or something straight away but what's the story if i move in with her? I don't want to move in without telling the social cause we would never get a minutes peace. I just want to do it above board but can't afford a house/apartment for the three of us on my wages from a job i have only recently gotten so have little savings.


I know that this was very badly written but at that transit from night shift to day life stage so a little groggy.

saa

I would think you'd have to apply as the rent would be changed with another income in the house but I wonder will they deem that overcrowding, one adult in one room and one room for the couple so where the child sleep and grow if you are waiting for housing yourselves it could be a long time. Its worth asking citizens advice or hopefully someone on this will know but it isn't a common situation, you should apply but maybe if you could get rent allowance that would help but I heard you have to be renting privately for six months, its all a bit messy but with a child there should some options.