From the start of April new migrant jobseekers from the European Economic Area (EEA) will no longer be able to claim Housing Benefit (HB) if they are claiming income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA).
The new rules will not apply to:
- UK nationals and nationals of the Irish Republic
- EEA jobseekers with retained worker status (e.g. those who have been recently working and have lost their job involuntarily)
- EEA workers/self-employed.
For more information see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-to-stop-migrants-claiming-housing-benefit