Housing Benefits

If you are in receipt of Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction and are paying for child care, the amount you pay may be disregarded from your weekly income in your award calculation.

Who does this apply to?

  • Lone parents working at least 16 hours per week.
  • Couples where both are working at least 16 hours per week.
  • Couples where one partner is working at least 16 hours per week and the other is disabled.

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