Help with Housing Costs

You can get help with your housing costs if you are eligible for Universal Credit. Your housing payment can help with the payment of:

Rent to a private landlord

• Your rent and some service charges if you rent from a housing association or council
• Interest payments on your mortgage and some service charges. 
• If your housing payment does not cover all your housing costs you might be eligible to apply to the Local Authority for a Discretionary Housing Payment. For more information on Discretionary Housing Payment’s please visit the Council website for your area

In addition to the above you might also be eligible for a Council Tax Reduction or other financial help through Universal Credit. You can claim for housing costs if you already have a Universal Credit claim

Problems paying your mortgage

The Building Societies Association has produced a joint guidance document with the Money Advice Trust which you can download here