The Council operates the Housing and Council Tax Benefit scheme on behalf of the Government. The scheme is defined by legislation.

The Council does not have any discretion with regard to the rules governing entitlement or the amount of any subsequent entitlement. 

These pages are intended to give an indication of the rules and limitations that the Council have to use when calculating entitlement.
 
Relevant Pages

• Contact Benefits Section
• When to Make a claim
• Housing Benefit - New Claim
• Benefits Calculator - Complete the Council Tax & Housing Benefits Calculator to obtain an indication of possible benefits to which you mat be entitled.
• Benefits to your Door - (Officers can visit your home and complete a claim for you)
• What Documents Do I Need?
• Local Housing Allowance - Local Housing Allowance will be introduced for Private Tenants from 07th April 2008. This section holds details of Local Housing Allowance.
• Discretionary Housing Payments
• Benefit Leaflets - This will have links to benefit information leaflets in various languages
• Explantory Leaflets
• How will Benefit be Paid?
• Information for Landlords
• Housing Benefit - Appeals
• Housing Benefit - Backdated Claims
• Housing Benefit - Overpayments
• Housing Benefit - Change of Circumstances
• Benefits on Two Homes
• Change of Address
• Temporarily Away from Home?
• Benefit policies
• Housing Benefit Forms - On-line forms related to Housing Benefits
• Benefits
• Council Tax Benefit
• Council Tax
• The The Valuation Office Agency (formerly The Rent Service)
• House Sale and Rent Back Arrangements