Housing Benefit

Information about more financial support for private tenants who get housing benefits during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Contact us if you need help with a private housing problem, or if you have a question about our private housing services.

Find out when you'll get your Housing Benefit if you're a claimant or a landlord, and how we'll pay it to you.

Find out how we use Local Housing Allowance rates to work out your Housing Benefit, and which rate applies to you

If you disagree with a decision we've made about your benefit claim, you can challenge it

Universal Credit has now been introduced across Brighton & Hove for people of working age. Find out if you can still apply for Housing Benefit

If you claim or want help with your rent and/or Council Tax, you may find some of these advice agencies and websites useful.