Confused about housing benefit rules

[MamaPingu]

Me and my partner can't currently afford to live together and are unable to until he passes his driving test and gets a better job, therefore I'm living alone and claiming housing benefit as I only work 16 hours.

Is it true he can stop over as long as we are financially independent? Because we do keep our money separate, he doesn't help me with any bills or food or anything!

Has anyone heard from the benefits office themselves what the rules are?
I see a lot of people speculating about what it might be but they don't have any reason to say so!

Thanks

You are on shaky ground if he stays over but you use your benefit to pay the rent when you wouldn't be eligible for it if he lived with you.

We can't possibly live together because he can't get to work so stops at home (living with his parents) when he has work. We're a bit stuck really!

I was told XP could stay at mine 2 nights a week, but only because we have children together. Any more than that and he'd have been classed as living at mine. This was a few years ago though, might've changed since then

Sorry, 3 nights a week, not 2

3 would probably be as many as he'd be able to stay so that would be really good if it's still the same!

We have a little boy together, we're working towards living together but there's no chance til he can drive unfortunately