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All online and telephone payments will be unavailable from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 12 April 2026 due to scheduled maintenance. Parking payments are not affected by this downtime. 

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Housing Benefit


  1. Overview
  2. Who can apply for Housing Benefit
  3. How much can I claim?
  4. Eligible rent
  5. Spare bedrooms
  6. Non-dependants
  7. Exceptions
  8. Evidence for your claim
  9. How will I be paid?
  10. The benefit cap
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  12. Tell us about a change in circumstances
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  14. How Local Housing Allowance works
  15. Authorise us to share information with somebody else

Other benefits you can get

Last updated: 2 April 2026

Next review: 22 July 2026

Whether you get Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, you can claim:

  • Council Tax Support
  • Housing Payments (HP)
  • Discretionary Council Tax Hardship Support (DCTHS)
  • Free school meals 


 

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