Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefits

If you pay rent or council tax for your home and live on a low income, you may be entitled to some help by claiming benefit. The amount of benefit you will receive depends on who lives with you, the amount of money you have coming in, any other benefits and savings you have.

• You can claim housing benefit if you rent from the council, a housing association or a private landlord
• You can claim council tax benefit if you are the person who gets the council tax bill for a property
• You may be entitled to additional help from the Government. Details of other benefits can be found at the direct government website

We continually monitor our performance across a number of measures to ensure we continue to provide an effective and efficient benefit service. To ensure we continually meet these standards, we have a set of service objectives. 

                  

How to claim                                       Change to your existing claim              Extra Help
 

                               

Information for Working Age People  Information for Pensioners          Information for Landlords
 

                              

How to Report a Fraud                        Forms                                           Appeals  

                        

 

Overpayments       

News



Understanding your benefit letters

Contact the Benefits section on 01329 824646 or email benefits@fareham.gov.uk

Visit or write to the Benefits section at Fareham Borough Council Civic Offices, Fareham