What you'll need to claim housing benefits:

What you'll need to claim housing benefits:

You’ll need to provide some information and evidence to support your claim for Housing Benefit.

You’ll get Housing Benefit faster if you have this available when you make your claim.

You’ll need to know:

how much rent you pay
whether anything else is included in the rent, such as water, gas or electricity charges
if you pay any service charges, including building maintenance or insurance
your landlord or agent’s details

You’ll need to provide original documents, not copies. The supporting evidence you’ll need includes:

your most recent payslips (5 if paid weekly, or 2 if paid monthly)
bank or building society statements for the last 2 full months
proof of other income or investments, including shares, ISAs or Premium Bonds
proof of income for any non-dependants living with you, such as adult relatives or friends

If you rent from a private landlord
You’ll also need to provide one of the following:

a tenancy agreement or rent book
a letter from your landlord confirming your tenancy - this is usually supplied at the start of your tenancy
proof of rent paid, such as a rent book, rent receipts or a bank statement

You may get Housing Benefit if:

you pay rent
you’re on a low income or claiming benefits
your savings are below a certain level - usually £16,000

For 13 weeks after your claim you’ll be paid at the assessment rate. This is:

Up to £57.90 a week aged under 25
Up to £73.10 a week aged 25 or over

After your assessment, if you’re entitled to ESA, you’ll be placed in one of two groups.

The support group, or
The work-related activity group
You will get:

Up to £109.30 a week if you’re in the support group
Up to £73.10 a week basic allowance (£114.85 if you’re in a couple) if you’re in the work-related activity group

Disability premiums

If you’re in the support group and on income-related ESA, you’ll get £15.75 a week for the enhanced disability premium

Depending on how severely, your condition affects you, you might also get £61.85 a week for the severe disability premium.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is paid if you find it difficult to carry out daily tasks or get about.

It is not means tested you could get it regardless of how much income or savings you have.

To qualify for it you must:

Be aged between 16 and 64
Have had these difficulties for three months and expect them to last for at least another nine months (unless you are terminally ill)
PIP is replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults.

You could get between £21.80 and £139.75 a week, depending on how severely your condition affects you.

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