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Housing benefit

• Housing benefit - new claim
• How your benefit is calculated
• How your benefit is paid
• Understanding your Housing Benefit decision notice
• Discretionary housing payments
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If you are having trouble paying your rent you may be able to claim and receive housing benefit.

You can use our web calculator to get an idea of whether you could qualify for help with your rent and how much you may be awarded.

Online benefit estimate

Please note that the figures given by the web calculator are only a guide to the amount that you may be awarded.

If you rent from a private landlord rents are based for each type of property on the average rent. Follow the link below for the average rent amounts in the local area.

Average rents for housing benefit

Page last updated: 11.39am, August 17th 2012
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