Help with housing

Support with rent, council tax and housing costs.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    Housing Benefit

    Housing Benefit helps with rent if you are on a low income. Most people can no longer make a new claim and should claim Universal Credit instead; new claims are mainly for people over State Pension age or living in supported, sheltered or temporary housing.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    Warm Home Discount

    The Warm Home Discount is a one-off discount off your electricity bill in winter. If you are eligible your supplier applies it to your bill, usually automatically; the money is not paid to you.

Guides on this

Work out what you could get

  • Child Benefit calculator — Work out how much Child Benefit you could get each week, and whether the High Income Child Benefit Charge applies to you.
  • Take-home pay calculator — Work out your take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance, using this tax year’s rates for England.
  • Universal Credit estimator — Get a rough estimate of your monthly Universal Credit, including the standard allowance, amounts for children and how your earnings reduce your payment.