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Housing and council tax benefits

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Housing benefit provides help with paying rent and council tax benefit provides help with your council tax, if you are on a low income.

This section provides information for new and existing benefit customers.


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Existing claims

Information about housing benefits payments and overpayments, reconsiderations, appeals and changes to your claim.

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New claims

Information about how to claim, evidence that you need, how much benefit will you get, redundancy, receiving payments, how long does it take to process, help with your rent, starting work, checking progress, savings and why do need to give so much information.

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Housing benefit fraud

Information on how to report someone, claim review forms, suspended claim, interviewed under caution, criminal records, how to pay administrative penalties, attending your interview, summons to attend court, been asked to provide information as an employer, who reported you and you have reported someone.

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Other available benefits

Claiming free school meals, clothing grants and any other benefits.