Secure tenants have the right to take in lodgers but Introductory tenants do not;

However:

• This must not create overcrowding;
• It may well reduce the amount of Housing Benefit you receive. If you are in receipt of Housing Benefit and you decide to take in a lodger, you should inform Ashfield District Council’s Revenues Section of your change of circumstances, who will re-assess how much benefit you are entitled to, based on the whole household;
• Your lodger will not have security of tenure like you;
• You will be responsible for legally evicting your lodger if you want him or her to leave, not Ashfield Homes;
• You will be responsible for the behaviour of your lodger, under the terms and conditions of your Tenancy Agreement.