Benefits
Housing and Council Tax Benefit are means-tested benefits
administered by Ryedale District Council on behalf of the
Department for Work and Pensions.
These benefit schemes are specially designed to help people
who are unemployed or on low incomes to pay their rent and/or
Council Tax.
What can they be used for?
Housing Benefit can assist with rent payable to private
landlords or housing associations.
Council Tax Benefit can assist owner occupiers, people living in
rent free accommodation and people living in rented accommodation
where they have a liability to pay Council Tax.
Who can receive them?
Applicants who receive Income Support, Income Based Job
Seekers Allowance or the Guarantee Pension Credit are entitled to
maximum Housing/Council Tax Benefit.
Applicants with all other types of income will have their
claim assessed based on their income and savings. In all
these cases it will be necessary to supply up to date proof of all
income, and savings, to comply with Verification Framework.
You can apply for Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit if you
have capital/savings of £16,000.00 or less, or if you have more
than this and are receiving Guarantee Pension Credit.
What can I receive?
The amount of benefit available to you varies but you can
complete a benefits calculator online to give you a better
idea. Visit the new claim section for more information.
For more detailed information please use the links provided in
the navigation to the left or information leaflets are
available below.
Useful Documents
How to claim
(PDF, 362k).
Non dependant
deductions (PDF, 323k).
Overpayments (PDF,
323k)
Extended payments
(PDF, 387k)
Understanding our Decision and
making an Appeal (PDF, 344k).
Benefit on two homes
(PDF, 280k).
Benefit when you
are away from home (PDF, 444k).
Will you
qualify? (PDF, 378k).
Persons abroad
(PDF, 257k).
When will your benefit
start? (PDF, 356k).
Students (PDF,
374k).
Discretionary Housing Payments
(PDF, 348k).
Changes in
Circumstances (PDF, 348k).
Backdated Benefit
(PDF, 358k).
Second Adult Rebate
(PDF, 395k).
Benefit Fraud (PDF,
292k).
Self-employed (PDF,
384k).
Benefit for people who work
(PDF, 380k).
A Landlord's Guide
(PDF, 564k).
Revenues &
Benefits Customer Services Charter (PDF, 23k).