Housing and Council Tax Benefits
Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit is a benefit administered by the Council, on behalf of the Government, and is used to meet the cost of your rental accommodation, for both Housing Association properties and private tenancies.
Housing Benefit can pay up to 100% of your rent, although it will not generally meet all the service cost your landlord might charge. If you are a private tenant we will only pay up to a rent level that is at or below the local average.
Housing Benefit is a means tested benefit, which means we will need to know about all your income and capital in order to see if you are entitled. If you have over £16,000 savings you will not be entitled to any help, unless you receive the guarantee element of Pension Credit.
Council Tax Benefit
Council Tax Benefit is similar to Housing Benefit but is used to help you meet the cost of your Council Tax. It is paid to people who are liable for Council Tax, (the person whose name is on the bill) and who have a low income, whether they are working or not.
Council Tax Benefit is a means tested benefit, which means we will need to know about all your income and capital in order to see if you are entitled.
If you have to pay Council Tax and your income is low, you can claim, regardless of whether you are retired, unemployed, or in full or part-time work.
If you have over £16,000 savings you will not be entitled, unless you receive the guarantee element of Pension Credit.
How to Claim Council Tax and Housing Benefit
You can complete a benefits calculation which will provide you with your potential entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit based on the information that you input. If after completing the benefits calculator you want to continue and make a full application, simply complete the on-line claim form that follows the benefits calculator. Alternatively, call in to one of the 'Fenland @ Your Service' shops, where staff will assist you in making an application. Or telephone us on 01354 654321 during normal office hours to speak with one of our Customer Access advisors and make an application over the telephone.
It is important to consider that we will normally only award benefit from the Monday following the day we receive your claim form, either on-line, on the telephone, by post or in our 'Fenland @ Your Service' shops. SO DON'T DELAY, CLAIM TODAY!
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