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Your council tax, benefits and business rates account will be offline

From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment

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If you get housing benefit and are struggling financially, you could get some additional help from a short-term Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP).

Find out more about Discretionary Housing Payments (opens new window)

We will look at your circumstances to see whether you are eligible for a DHP. We will decide whether to give you a DHP, how much you will be paid and for how long you will receive the payment.

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