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Who can't claim Housing Benefit?

You can't claim Housing Benefit if:

• you are not liable to pay rent
• either you, or your partner, or both of you together, have more than £16,000 in savings - apart from some pensioners
• you live in a care home, such as a nursing home or old peoples' home
• you rent a former joint home from your ex-partner
• you are the parent or guardian of your landlord's child
• you live in your home as part of your job
• you are a full-time students who lives alone - you may be able to claim if your partner is a full-time student and you are not, please contact us
• you pay rent to a close relative who lives in the same home as you
• you rent a property which you (or their partner) previously owned - there are some exceptions to this rule, please contact us

For more information please contact us using the link to the right.