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• Apply for it: Request backdated Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/request-backdated-housing-benefit-and-council-tax-support

  Request for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support to be paid before the claim was made.

• Housing Benefit

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/housing-benefit

  Housing Benefit is a national benefit that can help to pay part or all of your rent if you are a tenant and on a low income. How much you get depends on your income and circumstances. Universal Credit has been rolled out across Doncaster and you may have to claim Universal Credit instead of Housing Benefit for help with your rent. You can view your existing Housing Benefit claim through your My Doncaster account.

• Contact us - Housing Benefit

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/contact-us-housing-benefit

  You can get in touch with our benefits team in a number of ways.

• How much benefit will we pay you?

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/how-much-benefit-will-we-pay-you

  Universal Credit has been being rolled out across Doncaster and you may have to claim Universal Credit instead of Housing Benefit for help with your rent. You will still need to make a claim for Council Tax Reduction if you receive, or are making a claim for, Universal Credit. The amount of Housing Benefit, if you are still eligible to claim, and Council Tax Reduction we will pay you depends on your circumstances.

• Backdating claims

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/backdating-claims

  You can claim housing benefit and/or council tax reduction for a past period. This is called backdating.

• Service Area: Council Tax & benefits

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits

  Find out about council tax, housing benefit, business rates, welfare reform and mobility travel passes.

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• Report it: Benefit Fraud Allegation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/fraud-allegation

  Some people claim benefits which they are not entitled to. By doing so they are committing a criminal act.  In a time of financial...

• What is Local Council Tax Reduction?

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/what-is-local-council-tax-reduction

  Local Council Tax Reduction helps people on a low income pay their Council Tax.

• What is Local Housing Allowance

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/what-is-local-housing-allowance

  Local Housing Allowance (LHA) applies to most tenants who rent their home from a private landlord.

• Apply for it: Discretionary Housing Payments application form

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/discretionary-housing-payment-application-form

  Discretionary Housing Payments provide extra help if you are already getting housing benefit or Universal Credit (including housing costs) but...