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Housing benefit single person living on own

UKSBD · 2022-03-20 20:52:52

From what I can gather a single person is only allowed to live in shared accommodation What happens if they are living alone before making a claim, do they have to move to shared accommodation to receive any help? Do they receive nothing if they don't move or can they still claim the shared accommodation amount (about £75…