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See if you can make a claim for housing benefit, the documents you need, and what happens after you apply.
In most cases you will need to apply for Universal Credit instead of housing benefit, unless:
To make a claim you must:
You can't get housing benefit if you're a full-time student or you live with a close relative and pay them rent.
In some circumstances you may be able to get housing benefit for two homes, such as:
As you go through the claim form, we'll tell you what documents you need to give us and how you can do this. You can also see documents you might need for a claim before you apply.
Make a claim for housing benefit
We'll look at your claim and tell you what the outcome is. You must tell us about any changes to your circumstances.
We usually pay housing benefit awards from the Monday after the date we receive your claim.
If you have a good reason for not claiming earlier we might be able to backdate it. You can only claim for a backdated payment of up to one month if you are of working age, or three months if you are of pensionable age.