Benefits

Find out about housing benefit, council tax reduction (benefits) and local housing allowance, how to claim, change your details, query our decision or report benefit fraud.

Housing benefit

What Housing Benefit is and how to make a claim

Benefits calculator

Estimate what benefits you are entitled to

Find out how to claim benefits

What you need to do to claim Housing Benefit, Local Housing Allowance and Council Tax Reduction (benefits).

Local housing allowance

About the scheme, how to claim, local allowance rates and other guidance

Council Tax Reduction (benefits)

About Council Tax Reduction (benefits), how it is worked out, and how to claim it

Report benefit fraud

Tell us if you know of anyone claiming benefit they are not entitled to

Benefits: Changes from April 2013

Changes to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction

Benefit cap

Advice on the benefit cap and guidance on whether your claim to housing benefit has been reduced because of it

Tell us about any changes in your circumstances

Changes in your circumstances can affect your benefit payments so please tell us as soon as possible

Query, review or appeal your benefit decision

If you don't agree with our decision, you should get in touch with us

Student entitlement

If you are a student, these are the criteria for claiming for Housing Benefit

Backdated benefit claims

In certain circumstances we might be able to backdate your claim

Overpayment of benefits

How to avoid or pay back an overpayment of benefits

Benefits if you are paying rent on two homes

If you find you have to pay rent on two properties at the same time you may be able to get Housing Benefit for both

Debt and money advice

Information about how to make the most of what you have

Universal Credit

Information on the next stage of the welfare reform

Top tasks

Contact

Send benefit claims to:

Cambridge City Council
Revenue Services (Benefits)
Freepost PO Box 130
Cambridge CB2 1BR

benefits@cambridge.gov.uk

01223 457721

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