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Anw survivor benefit - You live in the same house as your tenant or landlord/landlady

Anw survivor benefit

You live in the same house as your tenant/landlord or landlady

For the purposes of the Anw scheme, you will not be considered to be living with someone if you have a commercial relationship with them.

What is a commercial relationship?

If you live in the same house as someone else (because, for example, you rent a room from or to someone) you are only considered to have a commercial relationship with that person if:
  • you have a written tenancy or lodging agreement, and
  • the contract states general market prices, not special small amounts for friends or relatives, and
  • income from rent is reported to the Tax Administration (insofar as it is obligatory to do so), and
  • you have documentary evidence of rent/letting, e.g. a contract, bank statements or, if applicable, a tax return.

We may visit you at home to verify whether the relationship is commercial.