Housing Benefit is financial help towards paying your rent if you are unemployed, on a low income or claiming other benefits.
Most new benefit claimants of working age will have to claim their Housing Benefit via Universal Credit and claim Council Tax support via the council.
Existing working age claimants are being switched to Universal Credit.
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