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Bedroom tax

Can anybody tell me do you still have to pay bedroom tax if a member of your family comes to stay with you a couple of nights a week to help care for you?.
I'm a single parent in a housing association 2 bed property I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, osteoarthritis amongst other things and my daughter has now gone to University..Although so far she is coming home at weekends I'm now going to struggle for help during the week as I only have a carer come in for an hour each day. If my son comes to stay with me for 2 possibly 3 nights during the week where does that leave me regarding bedroom tax?.
Any advice appreciated
I'm a single parent in a housing association 2 bed property I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, osteoarthritis amongst other things and my daughter has now gone to University..Although so far she is coming home at weekends I'm now going to struggle for help during the week as I only have a carer come in for an hour each day. If my son comes to stay with me for 2 possibly 3 nights during the week where does that leave me regarding bedroom tax?.
Any advice appreciated
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I would be surprised if the rules have changed as this would be an additional barrier for young people going to university.
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This is covered in section 7 of the housing benefits regulations - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/regulation/7/made
HB Reg 7(13) [13 weeks] and 7(16)(c)(viii) and 7(17) [52 weeks students]
poppy123456 is correct that the bedroom tax only affects social housing tenants, however for private tenants they would be affected by the LHA rate. Both only apply if subject to housing benefit of course.
With regards to voting, this again suggests your daughter can still be considered living in your home, information can be found at https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/can-i-vote/students?
I would suggest speaking to your daughter where she wants to register for national elections, if the home address I would recommend she registers for postal vote while at university. You might find it easier to register her at the home address.
I know when my daughter went to university I advised her to register as a temporary patient with a loca doctor. This got messed up and she was registered as a permanent patient, which meant when she was home and needed to see a doctor it got complicated and she had to register with a new doctor.
Don't worry too much about the mistakes, you will soon get used to it.
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As a member of a group I did things.
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