Apply for help to pay your rent
Apply for Housing Benefit
If you're already receiving Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction and you've changed address, report a change in circumstances instead. You do not need to make a new claim.
You can only apply for Housing Benefit if any of the following apply:
- you have reached State Pension age
- you live in supported accommodation (such as a hostel or refuge where care, support and supervision is needed)
- you live in temporary accommodation and were placed there by our housing department
If you think you meet the criteria, apply for Housing Benefit.
Make a joint claim for a Council Tax Reduction
If you're unemployed or on a low income, you may be eligible for money off your Council Tax.
You can make a claim for housing benefit and Council Tax Reduction at the same time or separately. Apply for Council Tax Reduction.