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Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit helps pay your rent if you are unemployed, on a low income or claiming benefits.

Apply for Housing Benefit

Find out if you can claim Housing Benefit and apply online.

Housing Payments

Housing Payments are discretionary payments funded by the Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Claim reviews

We review Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction claims to make sure details are up to date and you get the correct entitlement.

Housing Benefit appeals

When we have made a decision about your benefit, we will write to tell you what amount you are entitled to.

Backdating your Housing Benefit

We usually pay Housing Benefits from the Monday after we get your claim but, in some circumstances, we can pay from an earlier date.

Pay your Housing Benefit overpayment

Find out about benefit overpayments and how to pay what you owe.

Housing Benefit change of circumstances

Tell us if there is any change to the information we have used to decide your entitlement to Housing Benefit.

Report your self-employed income

Tell us about your self-employed income.

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The council provides services across North Yorkshire including Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton, Thirsk, Selby, Tadcaster, Malton, Pickering, Richmond, Skipton and more.

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