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Housing benefit for renting from a friend
Bogof_OAP
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I know it's generally not allowed to claim Housing benefit if you rent from a close family member, but what is the situation if it's a friend who isn't related to you?
Used to be Bogof_Babe. It did need updating!
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Nothing to prevent this.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0
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Thank you.Used to be Bogof_Babe. It did need updating!0
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Presumably you will have a formal rental agreement.
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As long as its a commercial tenancy. So a tenancy agreement and if they didnt pay they would be evicted1
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and based on a commercial rent value, not one that conveniently matches the highest level of HB your friend is entitled to.0
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