Finding and affording somewhere to live

Finding a home

Find out what assistance is available to help you find a home

Rent or mortgage advice

Find out how to get help with your rent or mortgage during the cost of living crisis

Apply for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit

Most new benefit claimants of working age will need to claim Housing Benefit via Universal Credit

Apply for Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) Housing Payment

People entitled to Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Costs that can’t afford to pay their rent may be able to claim CRF Housing Payment

Council Tax reductions, discounts and exemptions

Details on Council Tax reduction, discounts, disregards and exemptions and ways to reduce your bill

Disabled facilities grants (DFG)

Disabled facilities grants can help people with a disability, whether home owners or tenants, to pay for a range of improvements and adaptations to their home