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Housing Benefits

  • What is Housing Benefit?Who can claim, how we work it out and more
  • Apply for itMake a new claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax reduction
  • View your Housing Benefit accountLogin to MyAccount to view your Housing Benefit account details
  • Report a changeYou must tell us about a change in your circumstances as soon as possible
  • Housing Benefit CalculatorFind out how much Housing Benefit you might get
  • Discretionary Housing PaymentsPayments to help tenants to pay their rent where there is a shortfall in housing benefit
  • Local Housing Allowance rateHousing Benefit is worked out based on rent levels and the number of people living in a property
  • AppealsYou must contact us within one calendar month if you do not agree with a decision we have made
  • OverpaymentsYou can request an invoice to repay us or employers can complete a Direct Earnings Attachment

More in this section

  • Under occupancy
  • Benefits for Mixed Aged Couples
  • Changes to claims for Pension Credit and Housing Benefit
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