Full time student - housing benefit review

ninjastriker

I just had a form today for my housing benefit review, but after reading a few websites it says that you can't get housing benefit if you are a full time student.

I want to know if i can still get it or not, using this info. I live alone and pay the bills and rent myself.

I am very worried about this, as i just had a cut in hours from work. I am 27 and only just started to study my GCSE's at gloscat college since september.

previously had the grades before, but its only now i had the money and time to go back.

Before i started college i got £800 from doing 48hrs work a week after tax and national insurance, £128.88 for housing benefit and £10.92 a week from working tax credit. My rent is £375 a month.

I now work 32 hours a week, so after tax its about £620. i also get the ALG of £30 a week. The form does ask do i get a student grant, so do i say yes to this or don't they include the ALG on the form?

What about the sending in forms, would i have to resend them again. The only thing is i got extra pay the past 2 months from doing extra shifts and its £1,000 after tax would reduced my payments?

I hope someone could help with this, i got 14 days to send the review in.

GlasweJen

i thought students could only get housing benefit if they were disabled or had children?

Oldernotwiser

GlasweJen wrote: »

i thought students could only get housing benefit if they were disabled or had children?

That's in HE.