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Housing Benefit is a benefit paid to householders to help with the payment of their rent and is sometimes referred to as "rent allowance".  Income, savings, individual circumstances and the circumstances of anyone living in the same household are taken into account.

 

 

You can claim Housing Benefit if you pay rent on a home you occupy and you receive:

You can log onto our benefits calculator  to find out if you might qualify before completing an application form.

 

To make a claim for Housing Benefit you will need to complete an application form.  You can complete an online benefits form, download a Housing and Council Tax Benefit application form or if you would prefer ring the Council and we will post one out to you. You can also call in to Ryedale House or any of our Area offices and pick up a form from reception. 

 

You will need to complete all the relevant questions, sign and date the declaration and provide all the original documentary information requested on the form in support of your application.  If you cannot provide all the evidence with the application form, send the form back straightaway so you will not lose out on your date of claim and make sure you provide any other evidence within four weeks.

 

For further information on How to claim benefit take a look at our leaflet.

 

For full details on claiming Housing Benefit and up to date information on how other DWP benefits may affect your benefit claim log on to Directgov.

 

From 07 April 2008 there were changes to Housing Benefit for private tenants when a scheme called Local Housing Allowance was introduced this has since been revised from the 1st April 2011.  For further information go to our Local Housing Allowance page or visit The Valuation Office Agency website which holds information on Local Housing Allowance, fair rents and Council Tax.