To work out how much benefit you might get you need to find out what Local Housing Allowance rate your benefit will be based on.
If you are a care leaver under 22, or live with a care leaver under 22 who is your partner, and have no dependent children your benefit will be based on the one bedroom Local Housing Allowance rate.
By care leaver we mean someone who was in council care after the age of 15. For more information, please get in touch with us.
You can find out what the Local Housing Allowance room rates are by visiting the Rates page. You can also get this by contacting us.
You also need to find out if you can get the full amount of benefit. The amount of benefit you can get may be affected by:
- any money you have coming in
- any savings you have
- how much your rent is
- if you share paying the rent with someone else
For more information about this, please get in touch with us.
Non-dependants
If you claim benefit you can only get it for yourself and your family. If you share a property with someone who is not part of your family, your benefit may be reduced. This is because we may expect them to pay towards your rent.
For more information about this, please get in touch with us.
Joint tenants
If you are a joint tenant this might affect the benefit you can get. For more information about joint tenants, please get in touch with us.