Benefits
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are schemes to help people
who are on a low income, or receiving pension credit, income
support/job seekers allowance.
The amount of benefit you get depends on:
- How much income you (and your partner) have coming in
- The amount of capital you have
- The amount of money the government says you need to live
on
- Deductions we may make for other people living in the property
(these are called non-dependants)
- The amount of rent/council tax you pay
- Deductions for items included in the rent , which do not count
for benefits
Do I qualify?
You can get an estimate of your Council Tax benefit using our
online
Benefits Calculator.
You can apply for Council Tax benefit by downloading and
completing the Housing and Council Tax
Benefit Claim Form (256.15 KB).
Alternatively you can telephone 01905 822744 to
request the claim form or get a form at any of our contact centres
in Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore
or contact us and we will send one out
to you.
For details of other benefits to which you may be entitled,
visit the
Department for Work and Pensions website or the Citizens
Advice Bureau Adviceguide website. You can also find what the
rates of benefit are by visiting the Rightsnet website.
