Fair Rent

[hazelb]

How much is a fair rent to charge an Adult disabled person who still lives at home, his monthly income is £850 clear.

[bednobs]

accepted wisdom is 1/3 of income.
does the rent include food and bills? Does the peron have to pay seperately for care?

[hazelb]

His mother gets carer's allowance.
We are not trying to rob him just trying to fix a fair rent for him, we pay for sky tv, broadband plus we pay his £10 @ month sim card.

[bednobs]

who is "we" in this scenario?
who is the person whose house this is? What do they think?

[hazelb]

He his our son

[bednobs]

gotcha.
£250 rent only £350 if it includes food/meal prep/washing/bills

[Buenchico]

The Local Housing Allowance for a person living in shared accommodation might be a good guideline. (That's the amount which the local authority deems is sufficient to pay their rent). Here in Mid-Suffolk, that's £57.34 per week, which is equivalent to £248.47 per month, so Bednob's figure of £250 per month (on a 'rent only' basis) looks reasonable to me.

To find the LHA figure for your own area, see here:
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/search.aspx

However if you're adding on food, laundry, etc, I'd probably suggest a figure somewhat higher than that offered by Bednobs, at around £400 to £450 per month.

[hazelb]

Thank you Bednobs & Buenchico for you're help.
We will not feel guilty taking £60 per week off him.