Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction

Apply for help

Make an online application for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction...

Check eligibility

Use an independent benefits calculator to estimate your entitlement to benefits…

About Housing Benefit

Find out general information about Housing Benefit on GOV.UK...

About Council Tax Reduction

Find out general information about Council Tax Reduction...

Discretionary payments

Extra payments made at our discretion to help people on Housing Benefit, Universal Credit and Council Tax reduction who are in serious financial difficulty...

View information online

Online access for tenants and landlords where you can view details of payments we have made to you and letters we have sent..

Tell us about a change

If things change you need to tell us straight away...

Report fraud

What is Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Fraud and how to report it...

Request payment to your landlord

If you rent privately you can request payments go directly to your landlord...

Appeal against a decision

What to do if you disagree with our decision about your application for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction and/or Discretionary Payments...

Benefit overpayments

Find out what happens if you are paid too much benefit...

Welfare reform and universal credit

Latest information on changes to Housing Benefit and Universal Credit...