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Housing and Council Tax Benefits are means tested benefits administered by Torbay Council on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions 
. These benefit schemes are specially designed to help people who are unemployed or on low incomes to pay their rent and Council Tax. Connections & Call Centre offices are able to offer benefits advice and assistance.
. These benefit schemes are specially designed to help people who are unemployed or on low incomes to pay their rent and Council Tax. Connections & Call Centre offices are able to offer benefits advice and assistance.
The amount of benefit available to you can vary. Use the online calculator to give you a better idea of what you may receive.
Information on who can claim housing and council tax benefit in Torbay and how to make an application and apply online.
Find out about important changes happening to Housing Benefits if you rent from a Private Landlord from April 2011 and January 2012.
It is very important that you report any changes in your circumstances immediately as you may receive too little or too much benefit.
The LHA scheme is a different way of calculating housing benefit entitlement for tenants renting from a private landlord.
Housing Benefit is paid by the Council to help people on low incomes with their rent. Find out how this affects you as a landlord.
What to do if you think the decision about your Housing or Council Tax Benefit claim is wrong.
If your circumstances change and you are entitled to less benefit, if you do not tell us straight away, you will be overpaid benefit.
Related Websites
Related Tasks
- Apply - Benefits
- Apply - Landlord BACS form (Printable)
- Apply - Student Benefit (Printable)
- Apply - Valuation of Interest in Property (Printable)
- Check - Benefits Calculation
- Notify - Benefits: Certificate of Earnings (Printable)
- Notify - Benefits: Child Care Certificate (Printable)
- Notify - Benefits: Landlords Declaration (Printable)
- Notify - Benefits: Self Employed Questionnaire (Printable)
- Notify - Change of Address
- Notify - Change of Address Form (Printable)
- Notify - Change of Circumstances (Printable)
- Notify - Intention to Claim Council Tax Benefit
- Notify - Non Receipt of Payment
Contact Benefits Service
- Tel: 01803 207201
- Email: housing.benefits@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: 01803 292866
