Introductory Tenancy And Co-habiting

[marta78]

Hello there,

First of all my apologies if this is not the correct place for this thread but i didn't think it really fitted under Local Authority Disputes YET .
I hope someone can shed some light on my issue as i have searched everywhere for info but to no avail.
I have an introductory tenancy with my local council. It's a fairly new tenancy and i am thinking about letting my boyfriend move in. It says in the agreement that i can't have lodgers in the first 12 months, will he count as a lodger? And if not do i have to inform housing management that he is moving in or is it enough to declare him on my housing benefits application?
I am a bit confused because i also read that a person is considered to be co-habiting if he/she can prove to have lived at the address for a year.
It's just that i don't want to be in any trouble with Housing benefits etc.
Many thanks

[tiglet]

Best thing to do would be to phone them, advise them you are THINKING about it only and get the answers from them.