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Hope I am posting in the right place. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this situation. I currently live with my civil partner and rent a home from my mother. We both work full time and receive no benefits. We have been struggling to pay the rent for a while now and have been considering getting another tenant to share with us to lower the amount we would chip in. My partner's nephew has just been made homeless. Would he be entitled to any housing benefit if he shares with us, as he is currently on JSA? I have been reading online that you cannot if you share with a close relative. Also, legally he is her nephew, but biologically he is her half brother as she is adopted by her grandparents. Can anyone give any advice on how this would impact the situation?
Thanks
A very confused lostcause!!
Hope I am posting in the right place. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this situation. I currently live with my civil partner and rent a home from my mother. We both work full time and receive no benefits. We have been struggling to pay the rent for a while now and have been considering getting another tenant to share with us to lower the amount we would chip in. My partner's nephew has just been made homeless. Would he be entitled to any housing benefit if he shares with us, as he is currently on JSA? I have been reading online that you cannot if you share with a close relative. Also, legally he is her nephew, but biologically he is her half brother as she is adopted by her grandparents. Can anyone give any advice on how this would impact the situation?
Thanks
A very confused lostcause!!