Content tagged with: housing benefit

• What happens if we pay you too much benefit?

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/what-happens-if-we-pay-you-too-much-benefit

  If we pay you too much benefit, known as an overpayment, we will usually ask you to pay this back to us.

• Report it: Benefits - Change in Circumstances

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/benefits-change-in-circumstances

  To tell us of a change in your circumstance for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support, such as an income increase or if you have started...

• Apply for it: Benefits - Request to act as Appointee

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/benefits-request-to-act-as-appointee

  Application to help with another person’s claim for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support if they are unable to act for themselves.

• Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction forms

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-support-forms

  Forms to apply, provide evidence and further information for housing benefit and council tax reduction.

• Housing benefit information for landlords

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/housing-benefit-information-for-landlords

  Most tenants renting from private landlords have their housing benefit assessed under Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rules.

• Disputing decisions

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/disputing-decisions

  You can ask us to revise our decision about housing benefit or council tax reduction, or appeal against the decision to an independent appeal tribunal.

• Contact us - Housing Benefit

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/contact-us-housing-benefit

  You can get in touch with our benefits team in a number of ways.

• Apply for it: Request backdated Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/request-backdated-housing-benefit-and-council-tax-support

  Request for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support to be paid before the claim was made.

• Backdating claims

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/backdating-claims

  You can claim housing benefit and/or council tax reduction for a past period. This is called backdating.

• How much benefit will we pay you?

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/how-much-benefit-will-we-pay-you

  Universal Credit has been being rolled out across Doncaster and you may have to claim Universal Credit instead of Housing Benefit for help with your rent. You will still need to make a claim for Council Tax Reduction if you receive, or are making a claim for, Universal Credit. The amount of Housing Benefit, if you are still eligible to claim, and Council Tax Reduction we will pay you depends on your circumstances.