From 21st November 2018 if you are working age you will not be able to make a new claim for:

• Housing Benefit
• Tax Credits
• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income based Employment Support Allowance

The only time a working age person should still claim Housing Benefit is when:

You are living in Specified Accommodation or Temporary Accommodation (still claim Universal Credit but you get Housing Benefit instead of Universal Credit housing cost)

or

You or your partner is currently entitled or has been within the last month entitled to a severe disability premium within one of the following benefits which includes this premium: Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), Employed and Support Allowance (ESA), Housing Benefit and Pension Credit.

For more information please see our Universal Credit page.

Make an online Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support claim

You can now make a claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Support online. To do this you must have the following details to hand:

• Your National Insurance Number
• Details of all household member’s names/dates of birth
• Details of income for all household members
• Details of capital/savings/investments for you/your partner, including account numbers and sort codes
• Details of your rent and landlord/agent
• Not essential, but if known/applicable your Housing Benefit reference number or Council Tax account number

Click to claim.

If you have any issues regarding this, then please send an e-mail quoting e-claim in the subject line to benefits@wellingborough.gov.uk.

Did you know you could save time by registering for our new self-service system to access your council tax, housing benefits, council tax support, business rates and Landlord payment accounts.

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support

• View your claim details
• View your  housing benefit entitlement, payment dates and amounts
• View your council tax support entitlement
• Copies of letters issued to you
• Overpayment details

Landlords

• View a list of claims you are receiving payments for
• View a summary of each claim 
• Details of last and next payments due
• Copies of letters issued to you

Self-service is a new system and all users must create a new account with a new password. If you would like to register then please visit the self-service system.

If you have any issues regarding this, then please send an e-mail quoting self-service in the subject line to benefits@wellingborough.gov.uk.

There are many changes happening to some of the benefits that people receive both now and over the next few years.

• Council Tax Suport Scheme 2020/21
• Council Tax Support Scheme 2019/20
• Council Tax Support Scheme 2018/19
• Council Tax Support Scheme 2017/18
• Council Tax Support Scheme 2016/17
• Changes to Housing benefit from 1 April 2013
• Council Tax Support from 1 April 2013
• Changes to Council tax discounts and exemptions from 1 April 2013
• Other changes to Welfare Benefits