Accomodation: living with parents who rent from council

[shbejo]

Hi all.
I have read through other topics but haven't seen anything specific to council housing.

My husband and I are applying for his IRL on the 5 year route. On his two previous spouse visas, we were privately renting and could provide all the accommodation documents issue free.

We moved in with my parents last year, who are letting us stay with them until we can raise a deposit to buy a house. We live rent-free. My parents rent from the council. I can provide a letter from them stating they are giving permission for us to stay there, as well as bills in their name and the tenancy agreement with the council. The issue is with the following statements:

"Proof of property ownership from the owner of the property you live in, such as a mortgage statement

Copy of an ID document of the owner of the property you live in, such as a passport

Letter signed by the owner of the property you live in stating that you have permission to live there"

The owner of the property is the council. Do we need to provide these documents despite the fact that we do not pay rent or bills? I am wary that contacting them might suggest that my husband is accessing public funds or my parent's entitlement to council housing. I am trying to avoid an appointment with an immigration advisor when all I need is some simple advice if the documents I can provide from my parents are suffiecient.

Thank you in advance.

[manci]

Read the guidance: p23:

Where the accommodation is rented from a local authority or housing association,
correspondence from them can normally be relied upon as sufficient evidence.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... dation.pdf

IMO a letter from your parents together with their tenancy agreement will suffice provided there is nothing in the tenancy agreement prohibiting you and your husband staying there and the other conditions described in the guidance, e.g. about overcrowding, are satisfied.

[shbejo]

Okay thanks very much for the speedy reply!

[sol4real]

i am also in this same condition and you need to be careful, as adult dependants the housing benefits does not cover you and your husband, and the council will expect you to pay something towards the rent

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_ ... dependants

i don't know how the home office will interpret this though. but me and my partner pay our share as adult dependants in a flat given to my parent and me and my child

[shbejo]

i am also in this same condition and you need to be careful, as adult dependants the housing benefits does not cover you and your husband, and the council will expect you to pay something towards the rent

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_ ... dependants

i don't know how the home office will interpret this though. but me and my partner pay our share as adult dependants in a flat given to my parent and me and my child

Hi thanks for flagging this!

I just checked. My parents don’t receive any benefits. They just have council housing. This is my childhood home from when I was a teen so they had benefits back then I think, but me and my siblings are adults now. They live solely off their pension