Housing Benefit
Housing benefit helps people on low-income pay their rent. The amount of help you get will depend on your income and other circumstances.
The Government sets rules on how we work out the benefit and these can be very complicated. To receive housing benefit you must be the person responsible for paying the rent.
Please see the pages on the left to find out what you are entitled to.
The Council’s Revenues and Benefits Service has seen national recognition, winning the Charter Mark for customer service excellence 3 years in a row and last October, both the CIPFA Public Servants of the Year award for service transformation, and the Most Improved Team of the Year category at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Awards.
Page updated: 10 Jun 2008
Revenues and Benefits Charter (864KB)