Advice and benefits

We work out how much money to pay you by looking at:

• income (for yourself and your partner)
• capital (for yourself and your partner)
• the applicable amount. This is the amount the government says you need to live on
• the income and capital for members of your household
• how much rent and council tax you have to pay each week.

If you rent your home from a private landlord, the Rent Service is responsible for setting the maximum level of rent on which we can pay your housing benefit.

We also consider:

• whether you are single
• whether you have children
• whether you are over 60
• whether you have a disability.

If your weekly income is less than, or the same as, your applicable amount, we pay the maximum benefit, less amounts for any non-dependants.

If your weekly income is more than your applicable amount we take 65p off your maximum housing benefit and 20p off your maximum council tax benefit for each £1 your income is more than your applicable amount.

• the minimum housing benefit payable is 50p per week
• there is no minimum council tax benefit.

Contact Details

Contact name

Council Tax & Housing Benefit

Telephone

020 8726 7000

Fax

020 8667 8440

Email

Croyhben@croydon.gov.uk

Address

Housing and Council tax benefits, Taberner House, Croydon, CR9 1BQ