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No - Whist both are awarded by ways of means testing and therefore income based, you may be eligible for Housing benefit but not necessarily eligible for SS benefits.
Housing benefit is awarded to persons based on income alone and graded accordingly - so if you are be entitled to some Housing benefit for low income this will be paid directly by the Housing Benefit section of the Council to the Council Rent section.
But if you are on full benefits and have no income the full amount of Housing benefit is awarded to you, the claimant, and is paid to the Council Rent section via the Council Benefit section on behalf of the Social Secuity Benefit agency.
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