Financial support for residents
Help is available for residents on a low income, who are struggling or have an emergency.
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Housing Benefit
- Help with rent and mortgages for working age people
- Help with rent for state pension age and supported housing
- Changes that affect your Housing Benefit
- Extra help with rent - Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)
- Local Housing Allowance
- The benefit cap
- Help with mortgages
- Advice and information for private landlords
- View your benefits details online
- Manage your tenants' Housing Benefit payments online
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Claim council tax support
- Get help paying your council tax
- Changes that affect your Council Tax Support
- Extra help with council tax
- Help with council tax for your household
- Single person council tax discount
- Council tax discounts for people with disabilities
- Severe Mental Impairment Exemption for council tax
- Bereavement and council tax
- Pay your council tax
- View your benefits details online
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Sign language interpreting service
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) you can access our BSL interpreting service when visiting West Offices, and when contacting us remotely.
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