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Housing Benefit & Council Tax Support

A means-tested benefit available for those on a low income, to assist in payment of Rent.

Within this section you will find details of Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support and Fraud Investigation Services. We hope that you find all of the information that you require quickly and easily but if you do have any comments then please contact us.

Check Entitlement Online

The Council provides an online-benefits checker to enable potential claimants to assess their possible entitlement.
Remember this calculation is an estimate based on the information you supply. For a full evaluation make a formal claim as soon as possible.
Click Here for the Online Benefit Calculator

Benefits Advisor (provided externally by Directgov)

Use the benefits adviser to...

check which benefits you may be able to get
get an estimate of the benefits, tax credits or pension that may be available
compare estimates if your situation changes
save your answers for up to seven days
download/print results for reference

To answer all the questions you will need information about...

savings
earnings eg pay slips
benefit/pension details
outgoings, eg Council Tax, rent/mortgage, childcare payments
if you rent a property from a private landlord, your Local Housing Allowance rate

Benefits covered by the benefits advisor

Visit the Directgov Benefits Advisor now