Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
How can I claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit?How can I claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit?
||If you are under 60 years of age and you get either:
- Income Support
- Job Seeker's Allowance (income or contributions based) or
- Incapacity Benefit
You can get a claim form from Directgov (pdf, 179 KB). Please fill in the form and send it back to us with original documents as proof of your income.
If you are aged 60 or over, you can get a claim form through the Pension Service.
If you do not fall into one of the above groups, you will need to get a claim form from us.
Download a claim form for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit (pdf, 1.7 MB)
Fill in the form and send it back to us with original documents as proof of your income. Full details of the documents you need to provide with your claim are shown on the application form or you can view our question "What documents do I need to provide with my claim form?" for more information.
If you would like further information about Housing and Council Tax Benefit please see one of the leaflets below:
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