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Housing benefit

Deductions

Information about housing benefit deductions.

Discretionary housing payments

Help for people who need extra help when their housing benefit does not meet the full value of their rent.

Housing benefit - changes in circumstances

You have a duty to report a change in your circumstances that could affect your entitlement.

Housing benefit appeals

Information on how to appeal if you disagree with the decision made for your housing benefit claim

Housing benefit general information

Housing Benefit is available to anyone on a low income who has to pay rent for the property they occupy as their home.

Housing benefit overpayments

Information on housing benefit overpayments

How can I claim benefit?

Find out if you can claim housing benefit, council tax support or council tax reduction.

How much benefit am I entitled to?

Find out how much housing benefit or council tax support you are entitled to.

Report fraud

How to report council tax, council tax support, housing benefit and housing tenancy fraud.

Submit evidence

Use our online tool to send copies of documents or photographs to the Council.

The benefit cap

Find out if you could be affected and how much your benefits could go down by.

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