Need help with your rent?

The local welfare provision scheme is designed to help vulnerable people in our district in times of emergency or crisis.

Learn more about housing benefit payments and what you could be entitled to.

If you get housing benefit or the housing cost element of universal credit but the amount does not meet all of your housing costs, you may be entitled to extra financial help.

If you claim Housing Benefit and your circumstances have changed let us know.

Read more to get the answers to our most frequently asked questions about housing benefits.

Find out more about universal credit and whether you are entitled to it.

Find out more about changes to the benefit cap and eligibility for working tax credit and universal credit.