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Housing Benefit annual notifications
The Housing Benefit notification letters for 2018/19 will be issued on 12 March 2018. During this time, our phone lines may be extremely busy.
You may access many of our services online; please see the options below.
2018 rent increases
If you receive Housing Benefit, rent from certain landlords and your rent is due to increase this year, find out what you need to do.
Tell us what you think
We are interested in hearing your views regarding our Revenues and Benefits service. Please complete our customer satisfaction survey.
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is in place in Northampton.
Find out what this means for you.
How to claim
Claim online, the fastest way to make your claim for housing benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction.
Just complete the online form and provide the evidence requested.
Notify us of a change
Changed address? Had a change in your income? Has someone left or joined your household?
Find out which changes in your circumstances you need to tell us about.
Welfare Reform
Find out how changes to the benefits system could affect you and how we can help (includes changes for 2016 onwards).
Council Tax Reduction Scheme
On a low income and need help with paying your Council Tax bill? See details of Council Tax Reduction.
Benefits: changes in the way we treat your earned income
From 9 May 2014, how we calculate earnings for benefit changed.
Help getting back into work
Are you currently struggling with job searches? Need help with your CV? Looking for pointers for interviews? Thinking about retraining? Find out what work coaches can do to help!
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