Benefits
Category Items
Housing benefit appeals
If you are affected by a housing benefit decision you can ask the council to revise its decision or appeal against it to an independent tribunal.
Benefit fraud investigation
The corporate anti-fraud team investigates benefits fraud across all departments.
Housing and council tax benefit - change in circumstances
If you currently receive housing benefit, you must notify us as soon as possible of any change in your personal circumstances, including any change of address or change of income.
Housing and council tax benefit general information
General information about council tax and housing benefit
Housing benefits overpayments
What happens if we make a benefit overpayment.
How we work out your benefits
How your Housing benefit and Council Tax benefit is worked out.
Local housing allowance
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is a new way of working out how much housing benefit will be paid to private tenants. In this section we explain how private landlords will be affected.
Welfare benefit advice
Find out what welfare benefits are available, whether you are eligible for any, and how to make a claim.
