Housing Benefit

If you rent your home from:

• the council, your Housing Benefit is paid straight into your rent account
• a Housing Association, your Housing Benefit may be paid either to you or direct to your landlord
• a private landlord, your Housing Benefit will be paid direct to you. If you would like payment to be made to your landlord, complete our Direct payment to landlord form

If you live in private rented accommodation, you will receive a Housing Benefit payment every four weeks as in the table below.

Please note that cheques are sent by 2nd class post.