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Moving to Cornwall advice?
I recently came back from holiday in Cornwall (almost 400 miles away) and this might sound off but I felt like I was home we I was there. I've been all over the country but that's the first time I felt like my heart belonged there. I'm after some advice. I'm a single mum with 1 child and am unsure if it would be feasible to move there. For a start I know housing costs more and the cost of living is higher, I do hope to start work when my son starts full time school but till then I'll have to rely on housing benefit. I just want my son to have the best life and I really believe he would have a better life there then where I am currently. I just don't know where to start, can anyone give me tips/advice? Has anyone moved from somewhere else to Cornwall or moved a long distance. Could I afford to move, is housing benefit higher there? I'm not a benefit bum like I say I do want to work but at the moment I'm looking after my young son.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, you are looking at probably the dearest county in England to live. I have been going to and living in Cornwall on and off since 1965...including 10 years in Newquay.



You say you are renting privately. You could try approaching your local Housing Officer and asking their advice. They keep lists of other offices around the country and have access to their housing stock details. As a single mum you might even be able to go on a housing waiting list...if you were prepared to live on a council estate, which in Cornwall is not a great option. You could also be entitled to help with moving costs if your benefits have any of the pension credits attached to them?



So my advice is this. Get on the Internet and search for estate agents in the areas you are interested in. Get on their mailing lists and keep on checking with them. Many private landlords will not accept DHSS tenents, this to do with mortgage providers setting daft rules. Find out how much removal costs are from your home town to the area you want to live...so once again Internet and search removal companies. If you are a driver, consider self drive hire of a van to move your belongings. Have you any friends or family who can drive and could help you with the loading and unloading? That way you could have a named driver who could return the van to the original pick up point.



You will need to be aware that employment is very hard to come by in Cornwall and as rightly stated by Kernow Girl the winters can be very bleak and very lonely. You will have no real friends in the early stages of this move and no network of advice and support. In effect it will be you and your son and very little else. And whilst I am positive that you will make the best of this for both of you, understand that there will be moments where you will find yourself asking...was this worth it?



I can only wish you both, the very best of luck.

Answer 2

I live there. Rents are higher than almost anywhere in England as so many people want to live here. Jobs are very hard to find, if you do not have a profession you will be on minimum wage. Most places close down from October to March and transport is not very good. We have the highest water rates in the UK due to the EU making us pay more to clean up the beaches. This sum has to come out of your benefit. (no help with water rates). Look at Rightmove lettings and see what areas you like and the rents. You can then phone the council in that area and ask.

It is not Nirvana, you may only be able to afford a place in a run down area. In the middle of winter with no job and no money and the constant rain, it can be the same as anywhere else.

Answer 3

Talk to whoever is paying your bills (which ever part of the gov) about if its okay for you to move there.

There may not be any council houses available down there for you.



Benefits are the same across the country.

You can work with a young son...Its just harder than not.

Answer 4

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