Doncaster Council

What we will pay you

The amount of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit we will pay you depends on;

• your Local Housing Allowance rate;
• how much rent and Council Tax you have to pay each week;
• how much money you have coming in each week;
• how much you have in savings and investments;
• who lives in your household;
• the circumstances of other people who live with you. 

(Go to Local Housing Allowance in the More Information column on the left to see if Local Housing Allowance applies to you.)

If your benefit is less than the rent or Council Tax you have to pay, you may be entitled to Discretionary Housing Payments. But, we can only pay you Discretionary Housing Payments if you are suffering hardship and you have special circumstances.

You can also get Council Tax Benefit based on the circumstances of other adults who live with you. This is called Second Adult Rebate.

If you are a council tenant or a private tenant and you want to know whether you might be entitled to Housing Benefit, look at the Ready Reckoner - Housing Benefit below

If you want to know whether you might be entitled to Council Tax Benefit, look at the Ready Reckoner - Council Tax Benefit below. (This also includes some examples of Second Adult Rebate).

If you would like an estimate of how much benefit you might qualify for, please use the Benefits Calculator.

For additional information on Council Tax reductions, look at the information How you can pay less Council Tax.

• Ready Reckoner - Housing Benefit
• Ready Reckoner- Council Tax Benefit