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Apply for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit (form HCTB1)

Housing Benefit provides help with paying rent and Council Tax Benefit provides help with your council tax, if you are on a low income. This online service is available for England, Scotland and Wales only.

Overview

The Housing Benefit page gives information on who can claim Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, and provides a downloadable claim form. The form, together with any evidence to support your claim will need to be returned to your local council.

To access the form you will need a copy of Adobe Reader. Information on how to download this for free is available on the right panel of this page.