Benefits and support

Check your eligibility for benefits

Use our calculator to check what support you could receive

How to apply for benefits, required evidence and making a claim for backdated benefits

How much you will be paid to cover your housing

DHPs are extra payments awarded in situations where there is considered to be severe financial difficulty

Apply for Universal Credit, a monthly payment for people of working age on a low income

What to do if you move house or your income or household changes

If you believe an application decision is wrong, then you can appeal that decision

When more housing benefit or Council Tax Support is given than you are entitled to

How to report someone you think is committing benefit fraud

How having someone living with you could affect your claim

Council Tax Support is a means-tested benefit, available to those on a low income who need help towards their Council Tax bill.