Around half of working people who would qualify for Housing and Council Tax Benefits don't claim, often because they think they earn too much. You could be missing out, but we want to make sure you don't.
The calculator gives you an approximate idea of how much benefit you could claim. However, if you wish to make a claim you will need to complete a claim form and send it to the Benefits Team for an exact calculation.
We investigate (and prosecute where necessary) allegations of housing and council tax benefit fraud.
Local Housing Allowance is a way of working out Housing Benefit for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord.
We offer advice on a range of housing and council tax benefit issues as well as some other Department of Work and Pensions benefits such as Income Support.
We avoid using jargon where we can. There are some words or phrases that have a certain meaning.
This is a list of the most commonly used phrases when referring to Benefits.
Our Welfare Benefits team can provide help and advice on different welfare benefits and grants.
If you have reached the qualifying age for state pension credit and would like to apply for Pension Credits and Housing/Council Tax benefit you may do so with one telephone call to the Pension Service on 0800 99 1234.