You get housing benefit through universal credit so I'd just apply and see. There's calculators on the gov website so you can see what your entitlement is and if your entitled
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/ have a look at this, it might give you a rough idea of what you can get based on your circumstances xx
Take the flat! You probably won’t be offered another one
@Rosie very true! Waiting lists for council properties are long enough as it is
Hey, I'd apply for universal credit. See how you get on I'd think you'd be entitled to some help xxx