Housing Benefit

Find out if you qualify for Housing Benefit, make a new claim, and get information about overpayments.

Make a Housing Benefit claim

Most people should make a claim for Universal Credit instead of Housing Benefit. Only certain groups of people are entitled to Housing Benefit, including people of state pension age.

How we work out your Housing Benefit

A guide to how we work out your Housing Benefit.

Housing Benefit overpayments

How Housing Benefit overpayments happen and how you can repay them.

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Housing Benefit

Make a Housing Benefit claim

How we work out your Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit overpayments

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