Can I claim carers and charge rent for the my donar under rent relief exemption?

deranne

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As the title says.

I'm due to look after my dad who has progressed with dementia quickly. I will lose income as I use this room for foreign language students. It got me thinking could I charge reasonable room rate for my dad along with claiming rent relief as I would do with student.
Note , if I can't I will still look after my dad anyway.
 
Hello..

Devils advocate here..How can your dad agree to pay rent to you if he has dementia? How would your siblings (if any) feel about that. I suppose I’m trying to say there might be legal issues later on with this plan. I would speak to all family members first ., you would not later like to be accused of mishandling his money. Things can get crazy afterwards in families re money.


If you do charge rent and if applying for carers allowance if would count as means .. the carers benefits is not means tested..
 
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