Unfortunately, not. Some of the most common reasons claims for benefit may be refused are:
- Savings over £16,000 usually mean you will not be able to get Housing Benefit. Savings over £6,000 will affect your claim.
- If you are single, under 25 and want to rent a private property special rules will apply.
- If you have come to live in the United Kingdom in the last 2 years
- Most asylum seekers and people who are sponsored to be in the UK cannot get Housing Benefits.
- If you pay rent to a close relative and share the same household you cannot usually get Housing Benefit. A close relative is defined in Housing Benefit (General) regulations (1987) as: ‘parent, parent in law, son, son in law, daughter, daughter in law, step parent, step son, step daughter, brother, sister or a partner of any of the preceding people’.
- You cannot usually get Housing Benefit if you are a full time student, unless you are disabled or have children.
Please note: this list is not exhaustive.