Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit can cover or pay towards your rent. You will need to pay for any part of your rent that is not covered by Housing Benefit.

Housing Benefit:

can cover rent to a private landlord or to Oxford City Council, or to a hostel or guesthouse
may not cover all of your rent in certain circumstances
does not normally pay for charges like food, water and personal laundry that may be part of your rent agreement

Housing Benefit is sometimes also called Rent Allowance or Rent Rebate.

To find out more download the leaflet below:

Help with your rent and Council Tax

Who is eligible

Certain people are eligible to claim Housing Benefit to cover or help pay rent.

How much will you get

Working out your entitlement to Housing Benefit.

Benefit calculator

You can fill in details on the Benefit calculator to get an estimate of your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.

When and How to Apply

Details about when to apply and how to apply for Housing Benefit

After you apply

Information on what happens after we receive an application for Housing Benefit.

How long it takes us to pay

Information on time taken to process a claim and to send payment.

How we pay

Information on how Housing Benefit payments is made to different types of tenants.

Other adults living with you

Information on who is considered as other adult. How Housing Benefit is affected if certain other adults live with the claimant. Advice of Second adult rebate.

Student, self-employed, from abroad

Information on how Housing Benefit is affected if somebody is a Student or self-employed or a person from abroad.

Rights and obligations

List of rights and obligations of a Housing Benefit claimant.

Page last reviewed 13 Feb 2008

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