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Apply for housing benefit or council tax reduction

You are about to apply for housing benefit and council tax reduction.

What happens next

We will send you an email confirmation. A summary of the answers and the evidence checklist are attached for you to save or print.

We want to give you a decision on your claim as quickly as possible.

  • If you have uploaded all the documents listed in the evidence checklist then we aim to process your application within 10 working days.
  • If something is missing or we need to check something before we can process your application, we will contact you by phone or email.

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