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To view your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Claim details, make a new claim, report a change or view your Council Tax Bill Sign up here.
Before making a claim for Housing Benefit
Before you make a claim for Housing Benefit, please complete the online calculator which will advise you whether you should apply for Universal Credit instead to help with your housing costs.
Making an application
Housing Benefit has been replaced by Universal Credit for working-aged people. You can only make a new claim for Housing Benefit if:
- You are a single pensioner, and you have reached state pension age or over
- You are a pensioner with a partner, and both of you have reached State Pension age. Check your state pension age www.gov.uk/state-pension-age
- You live in temporary (homeless) accommodation provided by City of Wolverhampton Council.
- You live in supported accommodation (receiving care, support, or supervision).
If you do not qualify under these conditions, you need to claim Universal Credit.
Even if you claim Universal Credit for housing costs, you must apply separately for Council Tax Support using the same form.
You may need to upload evidence to support your claim.
Apply for Housing Benefits or Council Tax Support
Are you or someone you know over Pension Age?
You could be entitled to claim extra income through Pension Credit.
For more information, please visit Pension Credit, where you will also be able to use the Pension Credit Calculator.