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Housing and Council Tax Benefit - An Overview
Help and advice with your Mortgage
In the current economic climate, more households are struggling with their mortgage payments and facing the threat of repossession. The Government is determined to help people to stay in their homes wherever possible and a range of measures is now in place to provide help at every stage to households struggling with their mortgage repayments.
Comprehensive help and advice is available to anyone worried about their mortgage repayments, including free and independent debt advice, protections through regulation and the Courts, and targeted support schemes for household in different circumstances.
For more information visit www.direct.gov.uk/mortgagehelpPages in Housing and Council Tax Benefit - An Overview
- 1. Housing and Council Tax - New claims
- 2. Who can claim Council Tax and/or Housing Benefit?
- 3. If you are renting from a private landlord
- 4. Estimate your Housing Benefit
- 5. How Housing Benefit is paid
- 6. How to apply for Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
- 7. Processing your claim for Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
- 8. Extra bedroom for overnight carers
- 9. Appeal against a decision
- 10. Benefit fraud - avoiding fraudulent claims
- 11. Help and advice with your Mortgage
- 12. Other welfare benefits
- 13. Discretionary Housing Payments
- 14. External links
