Selling second hand clothes to buy replacements whilst on benefits

[mummytiger]

Hi,

 

I am single parent with a disabled child. I currently recieve UC (in LCWA group) and PIP.

 

We are living in very poor damp and mould conditions, that is contributing to my poor health and a risk to my child's health.

 

Many of our clothes have been ruined by damp/mould.... what i can salvage, is too small now, as children outgrow their clothes very quickly. 

 

I am too embarrassed to ask for help with a children's clothes bank etc but i just cant afford to buy replacement sizes all the time and as i have clothes to raise funds then i would rather leave the clothes bank to someone in more need,even it means me having to sell 5-10 items, in order for my child to get a second hand warm coat and warm boots.

 

Can i sell my child's used clothes on selling sites like ebay, in order to raise funds to buy my child replacement second-hand clothes in the next size up?

 

I understand ebay pays out monthly, so this could be percieved as 'regular' income as it could take months to sell.

I would be using the funds to buy replacement secondhand clothes for my child and the purchases would be seen as showing the next size up, would that be ok?

 

Ebay ask for a NI number,if it is ok to sell our used clothes (well, not so much mine, as i am housebound most of the time and live in house clothes),is there a limit of funds/amount per year and do i have to declare it? (as i do not want to be sanctioned) and children's clothing size change, seems like a never ending conveyor belt of needing to be replaced, so could be a long-term solution if allowed.

 

Sorry for the long post but i am desperate.....

[honeybee13]

Thread reopened.

 

HB

[mummytiger]

Thank you. Is the selling limit £1000 per year before i have to inform HMRC? As it isnt profit, its second hand out grown childrens clothes, selling at a loss in order to buy other next size up clothing (as i am unable to afford new clothing), do i still have to declare it after £1000 in total sales per year? 

[tomtom256]

It wouldn't/shouldn't be treated as income, as you are selling personal items and not running it as a business.

You can sell as many personal items as you like.

[dx100uk]

welcome back @tomtom256 nice to see you returning to the forum...

 

dx