Housing Benefit payments
Due to a technical issue, monthly Housing Benefit payments set to be paid yesterday (Thursday 31 July) and today (Friday 1 August) will now be paid by Tuesday (5 August).
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Make sure you don't miss out on benefits you're entitled to
We have launched a new benefits calculator to make it quick and easy to find out what benefits you could be entitled to.
The calculator's free to use and you can use it anonymously. It only takes 10 minutes, but before you start make sure you have information to hand about savings, income, pensions and existing benefits (for both you and your partner).