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City Of York Council

Council housing rent arrears

In this section:

  • If you have difficulty paying your rent
    You should get advice from your estate manager as soon as you think you may not be able to pay your rent. They will check if you can have housing benefit or council tax benefit if you do not already receive it. If they think you are eligible for other benefits, they may put you in touch with the benefits adviser
  • Ending a tenancy
    Information on how to end a council tenancy
  • Steps we take if rent remains unpaid
    Remember if your debt is reducing in line with an agreement to repay no further action will be taken