Benefits
This section contains information about Housing and Council Tax Benefits. Please use the links below to find out more.
Benefits - Fraud Investigation
The Council is committed to ensuring that benefit is only paid to people who are entitled to it.
Housing and Council Tax Benefit - New Claim
Information about how to make a benefit claim and what you need to do if you want someone else to deal with your claim (third party disclosure).
The way that Housing Benefit is paid to claimants in private rented accommodation changed with effect from 7 April 2008.
Welfare Rights - Financial Advice
You can claim benefit if you are in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, any other state benefit, or if you are working full or part time, self-employed, or retired. However, the amount of Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit you are awarded will depend on many factors.
General information
Other information, including leaflets about benefits, is also available from national websites. Please use the external links on the right-hand side of this page. If you can' t find the information you need, please contact us.
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