Who can claim Housing/Council Tax
Benefit?
To be able to claim Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit, a
person must be:
- on a low income
- liable to pay rent or council tax
- living in the property
People who are working full time or part time, are self
employed or retired, can claim Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit
as well as people who are unemployed or cannot work because of
illness or because they are caring for someone.
Who cannot claim Housing/Council Tax
Benefit?
Some people cannot claim Housing and/or Council Tax
Benefit. These include:
- people (apart from some pensioners) who have more than £16,000
in savings or investments
- people who pay rent to a close relative who lives in the same
property
- most students
- people who rent a property which they (or their partner)
previously owned
- people who have no recourse to public funds under Immigration
rules
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