To apply, you need to already get either:
- Housing Benefit;
- or The Housing Element of Universal Credit and need more financial support with housing costs.
Before you begin, it would be helpful to have these details to hand:
- Address history.
- National insurance number.
- Employment history.
- Income and savings details.
This form can be used to apply for financial support to help with:
- Rent or housing costs.
- Moving costs.
For more information, see: Discretionary Housing Payments.
Note: You cannot save your application and return to it later.
For details of how we use your information if you submit this form, please see our Housing Benefit and Council Tax reduction - privacy notice.