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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:
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 (191kB PDF) |
Certain people are eligible to claim Housing Benefit to cover or help pay rent.
Working out your entitlement to Housing Benefit.
You can fill in details on the Benefit calculator to get an estimate of your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
Details about when to apply and how to apply for Housing Benefit
Information on what happens after we receive an application for Housing Benefit.
Information on time taken to process a claim and to send payment.
Information on how Housing Benefit payments is made to different types of tenants.
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.
Information on how Housing Benefit is affected if somebody is a Student or self-employed or a person from abroad.
List of rights and obligations of a Housing Benefit claimant.
Page last reviewed 27 Nov 2008