Council Tax Benefit

Are you entitled to claim Council Tax Benefit?

• Who can claim Council Tax Benefit
• Who cannot claim Council Tax Benefit
• Additional information for people over 60 years of age
• Information for Students
• Information for people from abroad
• If you are in Hospital
• Benefits Calculator

How do I claim Council Tax Benefit?

• How to claim Council Tax Benefit
• What information do we need with your claim
• If you are claiming Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance
• When does my claim start from?

What do I need to do if my circumstances change.  For example. my income changes, someone moves in or out, or someone in your home starts or stops work?

• How often do I need to reclaim Benefit?
• Reporting a change in my circumstances
• If you are going into Hospital
• When your Benefit will stop
• What happens if I forget to tell you I have had a change

How do we calculate how much Council Tax Benefit you will receive?

• How we calculate how much Benefit you will receive
• How Second Adult Rebate is calculated 
• How we pay Council Tax Benefit to you
• Do other people living in my home affect my claim?
• What counts as capital and how does it affect my Benefit 

More information about your claim.  You may have extra information that we did not take into account when we worked out your Benefit. You may think we have made a mistake. You could be suffering financial hardship.

• How to appeal against our decision
• Can I have my claim paid from an earlier date than the date you applied.

Do you need help with your Benefit claim?

• How to contact the Benefits Office
• Help from other independent agencies such as Benefits Advice Service.

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