Applying For Housing Benefit
Housing benefit provides help towards the cost of
accommodation.
If you live in rented accomodation you may qualify for this help
if you:
Your landlord might be a Housing Association or a private
landlord. You may rent a whole house or just a room.
The amount of help will depend on your income, personal and
family circumstances. We will ignore any income you may get from
war pensions or widows pensions.
You can get an estimate of your housing benefit using our online
Benefits Calculator. You can apply for
housing benefit by downloading and completing the Housing and Council Tax Benefit Claim
Form (256.15 KB). Alternatively you can get a form
at any of our contact centres in Malvern, Tenbury Wells and Upton or
contact us and we will send one out to
you.
If you are already receiving housing or council tax benefit but
the benefit payment amount does not cover your total rent/council
tax bill, then you can apply for an
additional Discretionary Housing Payment.
For details of other benefits to which you may be entitled,
visit the Department for Work and Pensions
website or the Citizens
Advice Bureau Adviceguide website. You can also find what the
rates of benefit are by visiting the Rightsnet website.
Paying your Housing benefit
The safest and easiest way to receive your benefit is to have it
paid straight into your bank or building society account as it
avoids the risk of cheques being stolen or delayed in the post.
We cannot pay your benefit by cheque, if you do
not have a bank account please see our leaflet about basic bank
accounts.
http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/current-accounts/more/basic-bank-account
Useful Information
Housing
Benefits Payment Form PDF
