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Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit

Find out if you are entitled to housing benefit, Local Housing Allowance or discretionary housing payments and how to apply.

How to apply

Find out if you are entitled to Housing Benefit and how to apply.

Change in circumstances

Complete our online forms to tell us of any change in your circumstances.

How we assess and pay your benefit

Find out how we work out and pay your benefit.

Local Housing Allowance

Local Housing Allowance is the way of working out new claims for Housing Benefit for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord.

Overpayments and appeals

Find out how we recover overpayments and how to appeal a decision.

Discretionary Housing Payments

Find out if you qualify for further help with rent and council tax costs.

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