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HA tenancy for a Minor - can Guarantor get UCHE?
Hi
a customer is on UC at her family home where she lives with her partner and kids – no UCHE,
Her grandaughter’s dad died, and the grandaughter has been assigned the dads HA tenancy – the grandaughter is 13
My customer is the gurantor ( its an ffical form – form of guaantee – for use with Agreement for tenancy for a minor)
Grandaughter is too young to get UC – can my customer claim housing costs for this address? Would she need to make her own individual claim and be living at the address as her perm residence? she says she and grandaughter split their time, staying most evenings at the HA place and going to her family home after school/work .
I know we would have considered HB in these cases but I’m not sure about UC.
Thanks