Parents who rely on housing benefit may only be able to take shared accommodation without bedroom space for their children to stay with them.  Most single people under 35 in the private rented sector are restricted to the shared accommodation rate (SAR); their housing benefit is set at a level to cover the rent on a room in a shared house.  New applicants may have to apply for Universal Credit rather than Housing Benefit.  For further information on housing issues see the Shelter Scotland or Citizens Advice Scotland sites.