Benefits and support

Discretionary housing payment, household support fund, and the community support scheme.

Housing Benefit helps you pay your rent. Council Tax Reduction reduces how much Council Tax you pay.

Universal Credit is a payment to help with living costs for people on a low income or who do not work.

If you're getting certain benefits, you can apply for free school meals for your child.

The easiest way to contact us is online, as our phone lines are always very busy.

Information including how to access the landlord portal and see payments made on behalf of tenants.

A list of all forms relating to benefits in one place, so you can quickly find what you're looking for.

The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit you can get. It applies to most people aged 16+.

Benefit fraud is when someone deliberately claims benefits which they're not entitled to.

If you're struggling to make payments, the budget sheet will help us understand your situation.

We're proud to have held the government's Customer Service Excellence award for over 25 years.

If you have more bedrooms than you need, the amount of benefit you get will be reduced.