I'm going to be a bit controversial and suggest that someone with a steady income should be renting privately and not taking up housing which could be used by people desperately in need of it (and less worry for you!)
You're not being controversial simply being assumptive and offering an opinion as opposed to actual advice. How do we know the original poster is on a steady income? Escorting is actually a pretty unsteady income as there is no guarantee of money, no sick pay etc. Also it doesn't automatically mean big bucks.
If someone is entitled to council or subsidised housing they are entitled to it. Even for someone earning a good wage private renting could be hard.
Isn't it more risk of exposure in a council estate. When lived on one while growing up we spoke to each other most of the time. Not only that but the chance the council grasses up to the media. When they have done for other things. The council authority are difficult to hide from. I think private renting is much better as you can choose the area and crowd meaning upmarket place that is filled with respectable office workers that are to busy to nose in to others business or a council estate where not all work stay at home dossing peeping through the nets.
Council housing does not always mean an estate in fairness. It can be mixed with private or even a stand alone house.
Like others have said I would think long and hard about working from council or housing association housing. Getting busted and maybe evicted from normal private renting would be crap but loosing out on lower rent that you are entitled for, for life would be a whole lot worse.
Realistically you could work from there and just try to be as discrete as possible but you will be breaking the terms of your tenancy. You'd be breaking the terms of a normal tenancy in private accom anyhow as most dictate clauses about running a business form property or immoral things.
Good luck x