Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are a means-tested benefit administered by the Council on behalf of the Department of Works and Pensions. It provides help for people with low income to pay rent and council tax. The rules concerning the administration of these Benefits are contained in the Regulations that have been approved by Parliament.
If you have a low income you may be entitled to Housing and Council Tax Benefits. Find out!
We would like to help everyone who is genuinely entitled to benefit. To do this effectively, we need to make sure that there are no fraudulent claims. If you know of anyone cheating on benefit, please let us know. You don't need to give your name and address.
There are important changes to Local Housing Allowance from April 2011. These changes will affect people getting Housing Benefit who pay rent to a private landlord. Read more... (External website**)
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.