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6 Responses to “I am thinking of renting a spare room to a family member, can they claim housing benefit?”

1. 1hayley

   cant claim if you are renting off family members

   Comment on Nov 18th, 2009 at 10:43 pm  
2. 2Tim T

   if it’s official, with a legal contract

   Comment on Nov 21st, 2009 at 9:22 am  
3. 3spring_rainbows

   No, housing benefit is only paid to people who are not related to the landlord. Family are suppose to look out for each other, if your family member is in desperate need for accomodation it is up to his family to help him out, If they aren’t in desperate need then they can stay living where there living until they can afford there own rent!

   Comment on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 am  
4. 4Father Jake

   Yes, they can, though the actual relationship may impact on the councils decision. A child of the householder may not attract a housing benefit award whereas an adult sibling might well do!

   Comment on Nov 25th, 2009 at 5:12 am  
5. 5rene57

   No the cannot claim housing benefit if they are related to you. It has been so for many years

   Comment on Nov 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm  
6. 6Ash

   no. this was scrapped as this loop hole allowed many large pakistani families to claim benefits not really needed.

   Comment on Nov 30th, 2009 at 4:49 pm