Housing and Council Tax Benefits

 Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are national awards paid by the local Council. They provide financial help for those on low incomes who have to rent their homes and/or who are also liable to pay Council Tax.

• get help to pay your rent and Council Tax

• In receipt of housing benefit but still struggling? 

• apply for help with your rent or council tax online                 

• use the online calculator for an instant benefits estimate

• view your Housing Benefit claim and Council Tax online

• changes to Housing Benefit from April 2011 that will affect you  

• find out about other financial help and advice you can get

  
  

You can claim Housing Benefit if:

• You pay rent to a private landlord, Housing Association or Local Authority, and are on a low income

• You are working either full or part-time and earning a low wage 

• You have savings of less than £16,000

• You are receiving state benefits.

You can make a claim online for help to pay your  council tax, if you pay council tax on your home and meet any of the above requirements.

Child Benefit does not count as income when we calculate your Housing and Council Tax Benefit. 

Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance

If you are claiming Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance (income based) and are under 60 years of age, the Benefits Agency will provide you with a form to claim Housing Benefit, which you should complete and send to:

Freepost RRBZ-TECL-GLRZ,

Wellington House

22-32 Wellington Street

Leicester, LE1 6HL

 
Free information and advice is also provided by our Welfare Rights Service. 

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