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25 May 2025
Q&A

Zayyan H

How are you managing housing costs?

Hi, good morning. Thanks so much for the big question of the week about the housing. I'm actually in temporary accommodation and surely. There are some extra hidden costs which is like its Utilities and all of that. But I don't know if I can share, one of my sister's experience. She moved from a house to another apartment which is a private accommodation. And suddenly all the extra bills didn't want, switch are not saying before keeps on coming in and because of the benefit curve, the council refused to pay all the event and has car to sorts out. They be balanced. So, I'm so shocked, like why would they do that? Then all everywhere. She was going, she couldn't get

Extra support about that. So she's really, really struggling and the most surprising thing is that she had to pay for the other bills like the light water electricity, and council tax. And all of that, all of a sudden Obie's, keep coming in coming in and they cancel refused to pay the full payment of the accommodation.

And how. So they they, they have to reduce the she had three kids and they had to reduce the benefit for all the three kids to True kids. So a lot is going on within that and hopefully maybe the government can see to ease and let us leave a stress free accommodation. Thank you.

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Changing Realities (2023), Zayyan H. https://changingrealities.org/e/RjxAK (25 May 2025)
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