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Housing benefit

In this section:

  1. Housing benefit
  2. When will your claim start?
  3. You are here: Make a new claim
  4. Tell us about a change
  5. Evidence to support your claim
  6. What money is counted when working out your claim
  7. Other adults who live with you
  8. How much will you get
  9. Changes to the benefit system
  10. Home visits
  11. Authority to tell someone details of your claim

Make a new claim

You can use this form to claim:

  • Housing Benefit
  • Council Tax Support
  • free school meals and school clothing allowance

The application is in two parts. The first is a calculator which can give you an idea of what you may be entitled to. The second part is the claim form.

Make a claim

  • Previous page When will your claim start?
  • Next page Tell us about a change
  • Benefit payments
  • Council tax support
  • Discretionary Housing Payment
  • Household Support Fund
  • Housing benefit
  • If you don’t agree with a decision
  • Information for landlords
  • Local Welfare Provision - help in a crisis or emergency
  • Paying your housing benefit invoice
  • Pension Credit
  • Reporting benefit fraud
  • Universal Credit
  • View your benefit account online
  • Welfare rights service

Downloads

  • Housing benefit

Links

  • Universal credit
  • Self employed income
  • Self employed taxi driver
  • Nil income statement

Contact

Email: Send an email to housing.benefits@bolton.gov.uk

Telephone: 01204 331590

Address: Housing Benefits
Bolton Council
P.O. Box 4
Bolton
BL1 1RX
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