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Benefits and allowances
Housing Benefit
You may be entitled to help with your rent from the local authority. This is known as Housing Benefit. This depends on your level of income and savings. Claims for Housing Benefit also include a claim for help with payment of Council Tax.
Members of staff can assist you with the completion of housing benefit application forms or you can seek assistance from the local Citizens Advice Bureau for example.
You should however be aware that even where rent is paid via housing benefit and, even if the Housing Benefit is paid direct to Housing 21 by the local authority, the responsibility for payment of rent remains with you as the tenant. You therefore need to make sure that your application form is dealt with by the housing benefit department, that you inform them quickly of any changes in circumstances and that you complete applications for renewal of housing benefit as quickly as possible.
