Housing Benefits and Council Tax Support

Housing and Council Tax Support is a financial assistance to help pay for your rent and Council Tax. It is paid by Ribble Valley Borough Council.

From 1 April 2013 Council Tax Benefit will be changing to Council Tax Support. Find out about how the changes may affect you.

Find out how Council Tax support and housing benefit is calculated.

Benefit fraud is where people claim benefits but have no rights to them. You can report benefit fraud to us.

To claim housing and council tax support you need to fill in an application form.

Incorporating Rent Officer functions providing valuations for local authorities since April 2009

When we give you too much benefit, we call it an overpayment. If we give you too much benefit, we will send you a letter.

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is a new scheme for the way in which housing benefit claims for privately rented properties are treated.

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