Housing benefit

Information about eligibility for housing benefit, and the forms and information you need to claim

About housing benefit

Find out if you are eligible for housing benefit and how much you can claim

Tenants of private landlords may be eligible for help paying their rent

What you must do if you are paid too much housing benefit

In certain circumstances we might be able to back-date your claim

Important information for landlords about how housing benefit works

If you are a student, these are the criteria for claiming for housing benefit

A change in working status may enable you to claim housing benefit for longer

If you rent two properties you may be entitled to housing benefit for both

The steps we take to prevent the serious issue of benefit fraud

You can also get independent advice from the Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau.

We can provide the following help: