Exempt or specified accommodation for benefit claims
Exempt or specified accommodation means a property in which the landlord is one of the below:
- a housing association
- a registered charity
- a not-for-profit voluntary organisation
- an English non-metropolitan county council
- a local authority hostel or
- a domestic violence refuge.
Under this category, you must also be receiving ‘more than minimal’ care, support or supervision, either directly from the landlord or from someone on their behalf.