Hi (+:
I have recently bought a fire-damaged narrow-boat to renovate and live aboard. She is on hard standing in a boatyard where I am paying £50 a week rent. On first phone contact to apply for Housing Benefit, the council supervisor at the local office says that HB is only payable if the boat is in the water.
Having read the judgement you kindly posted, it would not seem relevant whether the boat is in or out of the water as long as it is my residence (which it is), and the residence is situated within the council boundaries (which it is).
Please can you suggest a line of minimal resistance to achieve my aim ?
Many thanks,
Nick.
EcoTort Theatre
LONDON.