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Author	bawbaggerr
Comment	As far as I'm aware, you cannot claim housing benefit whilst being a full time student. This was the advice given to me by the city council when I tried to apply for it a few years ago when I was a student living on my own. The most you can get is an exemption from paying council tax.
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Created	Sat 22nd Jan 2022 11:45am
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As far as I'm aware, you cannot claim housing benefit whilst being a full time student.

This was the advice given to me by the city council when I tried to apply for it a few years ago when I was a student living on my own.

The most you can get is an exemption from paying council tax.