Housing Benefit

1. Overview

2. Can I claim?

3. How do you work it out?

4. The rate of local housing allowance

5. How many bedrooms do I need?

6. Backdated claims

7. When will my benefit start?

8. Report a change of circumstances

9. How is Housing Benefit paid?

10. Council Tenants

11. Private tenants

12. Discretionary Housing Payments

13. Appeals

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Appeals

If you disagree with the decision regarding your housing benefit you can ask for a review. To this you need to put your reasons in writing giving your reasons why you disagree the decision.

If you are still dissatisfied you can then appeal. Any appeal must be made within one calendar month of the date of the decision.

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction - Appeal Booklet

ID: 73, revised 13/09/2022