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Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit formHousing benefit is a scheme to help people on low income with their rent

The scheme operates in three ways to assist in different circumstances.

Rent Rebate

This is provided by us to help our tenants with their rent. If you qualify, you will pay a reduced rent and your rebate will be credited to your rent account.

Rent Allowance

This is provided by us to help anyone who has to pay rent to a private landlord. This applies to most claims made before 7 April 2008. If you qualify a payment will be sent to you or if requested to your landlord.

Local Housing Allowance

This scheme was introduced in April 2008 for tenants making a new claim for Housing Benefit. Entitlements are worked out using the Local Housing Allowance rates and normally paid to the claimant - not the landlord. 

This only affects tenants who rent their home from a private landlord and make a new claim or changed address after 7 April 2008.


Documents


PDF Housing Benefit Claim Form (0.39mb)