snowman57

HI GUYS, ALL YOUR COMMENTS ARE VERY INTERESTING AND RESPECT TO ALL OF YOU. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER AFTER SOME RESEARCH AND PHONE CALLING TO BOROUGH COUNCILS IS THIS. HB WILL PAY RENT IF THE BOAT IS MOORED IN THEIR LOCALITY, SECONDLY, THEY WILL PAY MOORING CHARGES. THEY ALSO STIPULATED THEY WOULD CONSIDER OTHER CHARGES AS WELL?, ( VERY KIND OF THEM)!! WHATEVER THEY MAYBE. HOWEVER, AS STATED. A BOAT MOVING AROUND THEY WON'T ENTERTAIN, A BOAT WITH A PERMENANT OR WINTER MOORING THEY WILL . BUT "YOU" WILL NEED TO PAY THE WINTER MOORING FEE OR AT LEAST SOMETHING TO GET THE MOORING SECURED AND THEY WILL PAY THIS BACK PROPORTIONATLY THEY MAY EVEN HELP WITH YOUR BW LICENSE. TAKE IT FROM ME, HAD THIS NEWS FROM A GOOD SOURCE AT THE LOCAL COUNCIL. BUT YES, THERE ARE STILL ISSUES HERE AS THE "LAWS" ARE VAGUE AND INTERPRETATIONS MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM BOROUGH TO BOROUGH. HOPE THIS HELPS, HEY GUYS RECKON I ANSWERED MY ORIGINAL QUESTION HERE!! CHEERS

Hello, I would like to ask the forum if anyone here has been able to attain housing benefit for living on a boat? In this case not a residential moored boat, but a boat on a roaming license? if this is possible could someone fill me in on the ins and outs please. Another point, If it made matters easier with a local authority, would taking a winter mooring be the answer and would they pay for this? I have taken a share on a boat, and live on a canal boat, but I am under the threat of redundancy this is why I am asking. If anyone could help great, Info on this subject is rather thin on the ground. Thanks John