An at-a-glance view of benefits forms, along with information to help you claim.
Housing benefit and council tax reduction scheme
- Housing benefit overview
- How to claim a housing and / or council tax reduction
- Housing Benefit overpayments
- Housing Benefit or CTRS claim
- Discretionary Housing Payment Form
- Discretionary Housing Payments
- Information for landlords about housing benefit
- Under occupancy - changes from April 1 2017
- Under occupancy - couples who cannot share
- Under occupancy - non-resident night-time carers
We have a legal obligation to publicly state our electronic communications of data relating to Housing Benefits and Council Tax Reduction claims. This is set out in the following documents
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefits (Electronic Communications) Order 2006
And
Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) Regulations 2012
Local Housing Allowance
Online calculators
- The housing benefits and council tax reduction calculator can be found here.
Benefits fraud
- More information about reporting benefit fraud can be found here.
Find advice on money management at Whitehaven, Egremont and District Credit Union.