Apply for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support
Check if you qualify
Before applying, please check that you qualify for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support.
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If you think meet the criteria, please download and print a Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support claim form (PDF 793KB).
If you cannot print the form, we can send you one in the post. To request this, email customer.services@dacorum.gov.uk.
Please follow the instructions on your claim form and complete all pages.
You will also need to provide proof for each part of the form.
Proof you need to provide
Completing and submitting your claim
You must sign the declaration at the end of the form. If you fail to do so, we will return the form to you. This will delay our decision.
If you are able, please scan the form at home and send a PDF of it to benefits@dacorum.gov.uk. You can do the same with any proof you are sending with your application.
To send the form back by post, please address it to:
Benefits,
The Forum,
Marlowes,
Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire, HP1 1DN
Please do not send valuable documents in the post.
How long your claim will take
We aim to look at Housing Benefit claims within one week and Council Tax Support claims within four weeks. At busy times, this may take us longer.
We will write to you when we have made our decision or if we need more information. The benefits notification letter (sometimes called a benefits decision letter) will set out:
- how much Housing Benefit you will receive
- how much Council Tax Support you will receive (if you applied for it)
- the information we used to assess your benefit entitlement. You must check the information we used carefully, and tell us if you think your claim was assessed incorrectly.
To request a copy of your benefits decision letter, please email customer.services@dacorum.gov.uk.
Request help to fill in your form
If you need help completing the claim form, please contact us.
- Email customer.services@dacorum.gov.uk
- Phone 01442 228000
- If you find it difficult to get to one of our Customer Service Centres, a member of our Benefits team can visit you at home.
Page Last Updated: Monday, 09 December 2024 at 03:08 PM