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Can a 10 yr old claim HB ?

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ClairemHodgson - 01 March 2017 10:03 AM

isn’t a prior question whether the 10 year old can enter into a tenancy?  since HB only payable if someone liable to pay rent, and if you can’t enter into a tenancy legally (because of capacity, if nothing else) you can’t be liable to pay rent.  and so on….Can’t see many landlords being happy if the legally liable person is someone under their majority who couldn’t be sued for breach of contract (paying the rent etc).

A minor can hold an equitable tenancy, with another person (including the landlord) acting as trustee.  See Kingston upon Thames RBC v Prince.