Extended Payments
What Are Extended Payments?
Extended payments are payments of Housing Benefit and Council
Tax Support 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 Benefit and/or Council Tax
Support.
- 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 Benefit and Council Tax Support 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 Benefit and Council
Tax Support when your Extended Payment stops you will need to
complete and return a new Housing Benefit
and Council Tax Support 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