How many nights is a partner allowed to stay?

misty200

Hi

I was just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this.

I am a full time student, i get part housing benifit and my council tax exemption.

I have a new partner, at the moment he is not staying over just visiting. If he does stay over how mant nights is he allowed to stay before it effects my housing ben and council tax?

Thanks
M

alwaysonthego_2

There are no amount of nights stipulated for benefit purposes and each case is looked at individually.

tiannaleigh

I have always been led to beleive its on average 3 nights a week,this is only info i have heard from people i know though

Oldernotwiser

I'm assuming that you're a lone parent; you didn't say.

alwaysonthego_2

tiannaleigh wrote: »

I have always been led to beleive its on average 3 nights a week,this is only info i have heard from people i know though

Don't always believe what you hear on the grapevine

Justicia

tiannaleigh wrote: »

I have always been led to beleive its on average 3 nights a week,this is only info i have heard from people i know though

...and I suspect if you ask them where they heard it, the answer will be the same as yours...

SomeBozo

tiannaleigh wrote: »

I have always been led to beleive its on average 3 nights a week,this is only info i have heard from people i know though

This is wrong and bad advice.

Each circumstance is different and they look at whether you are couple. A couple can be living together or not, the link is financial, not where each person sleeps.

Bozo

emmald_2

Well i was told not allowed to have a partner stopping at all. She said he could come first thing in morning and stay til midnight but not actually allowed to sleep there.

alwaysonthego_2

emmald wrote: »

Well i was told not allowed to have a partner stopping at all. She said he could come first thing in morning and stay til midnight but not actually allowed to sleep there.

Who told you that, it is utter nonsense!

emmald_2

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Who told you that, it is utter nonsense!

A woman from the benefits department

alwaysonthego_2

emmald wrote: »

A woman from the benefits department

She does not know what she is talking about, as mentioned there is no specific policy to stipulate how many nights a bf/gf can stop over and each case is looked at individually.