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I am soon to move out of my house and rent it out whilst I do a course further away. One of the reasons for doing this is that I am having to work really hard and push myself just to pay the mortgage- it has gone up so much now that I can't really afford to live in my own house anymore. So I am going to rent a room instead whilst being a student. I also get ill a lot- with my ulcerative colitis and related arthritis. Plus you may know my voice has seized up. Am I right in thinking that if I get too ill to work, I would be able to claim housing benefit whilst renting a room? I know you can't get help with your mortgage for 9 months if you are too ill to work, but would the benefits system see my rented house as "income" even though the rent won't even cover the mortgage?
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