Extended Payments
What Are Extended Payments?
Extended payments are payments of Housing and Council Tax
Benefit that can be paid for 4 weeks after the date that someone
starts work.
Extended payments are available to people who:
- Are currently in receipt of Housing and/or Council Tax
Benefit.
- Have been in continuous receipt of either Income Support,
Jobseekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disability
Allowance for at least 26 weeks.
- Have stopped receiving Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance,
Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disability Allowance because they have
started work.
- Have started a job which is expected to last for at least five
weeks.
- Are going to be working over 16 hours per week
How Much Will Be Paid
Extended payments will be paid at the same rate as the
amount of Housing and Council Tax Benefit that was being paid
immediately prior to the date that someone starts work.
How To Apply For Extended Payments
You must notify the Council in writing:
- That you have started/are due to start work.
- The number of hours that you are going to be working each
week.
- That the job is expected to last for more than five weeks.
This information must be supplied to the Council within
one month of the date that you start work.
What Happens When Extended Payments End?
If you want to continue to claim Housing and Council Tax Benefit
when your Extended Payment stops you will need to complete and
return a new Housing and Council Tax Benefit application
form giving details of your new circumstances.
Contacting The Council
You may post your information/application form to:
South Worcestershire Revenues and Benefits Shared
Services
P.O Box 11
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PU
