Apply for help to pay your rent

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.

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.

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.