Benefits - including Housing and Council Tax
Included in this section of the website is useful information about benefits.
Local Housing Allowance
What is Local Housing Allowance?
Local Housing Allowance is a new way of working out Housing Benefit for people who rent from private landlords (excluding Housing Associations). Local Housing Allowance starts from 7 April 2008 and is based on the people living in your household and the number of bedrooms required.
Further Local Housing Allowance information
Entitlement to housing/council tax benefit
- Can you claim?
- Council Tax Benefit
- Full list of Benefits (External link)
- Online benefits calculator
- Information for Students
- Your Savings and Assets
- Other people/occupants in the house
- Verfication of benefit
Your housing/council tax benefit claim
- Appeals and disputes - information
- Discretionary Housing Payments
- Benefit claim form (PDF Format Leaflet)
- If you think our decision is wrong leaflet (PDF Format Leaflet)
Information for people who are currently claiming housing/council tax benefit
- Backdating benefits - information
- Change of circumstances - information
- Dealing with overpayments - information
- Payment into a bank account - information
- Reviews and visits - information
- Starting work - information
- Temporary absence from home - information
- Moving home information - information
Other housing/council tax benefit information
- Complaints, compliments or suggestions about Council Tax
- Contact us for benefits advice
- Data protection information
- Fraud - information about and reporting
- Landlords - Information for
- The Vision statement
Information Leaflets and Forms
Other types of benefits and information
Last modified: 29 July 2008
