Benefits and money
You can apply for a range of benefits if you're on a low income, struggling to pay your bills or having other financial difficulties. Find information about available benefits and get benefits advice.
Use our free and anonymous benefits calculator to check what support you could be entitled to, and seek financial avice and guidance.
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Discretionary Housing Payment
If your housing benefit or Universal Credit (housing element) is less than your rent and you're struggling to pay your landlord the difference, you may be able to request a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP).
https://www.york.gov.uk/DiscretionaryHousingPayment -
Housing Benefit
If you pay rent you may be able to claim housing benefit to help you with your rent payments.
https://www.york.gov.uk/HousingBenefit -
Local Housing Allowance
Local Housing Allowance is a type of housing benefit for tenants who rent from a private landlord.
https://www.york.gov.uk/LHA -
Manage your tenants' Housing Benefit payments online
If you're a landlord receiving payments of Housing Benefit, you can manage your tenant's Housing Benefit online using the Citizens Access Landlord Portal.
https://www.york.gov.uk/ViewTenantHousingBenefitInfo -
The 'bedroom tax'
There's a limit on the number of bedrooms Housing Benefit will pay for, if you're renting from a local authority, a registered housing association or other registered social landlord.
https://www.york.gov.uk/BedroomTax -
Benefits and money
https://www.york.gov.uk/BenefitsAndMoney -
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is a benefit for people on a low income, out of work, or want to start or stay in work.... It helps by ensuring people are 'better off in work' than on benefits.
https://www.york.gov.uk/ClaimUniversalCredit -
Check which benefits you could get
Use our benefits calculator to check what benefits you're entitled to and claim financial support to help with ongoing everyday living costs.
https://www.york.gov.uk/BenefitsCalculator -
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is a benefit for people on a low income, out of work, or want to start or stay in work.... It helps by ensuring people are 'better off in work' than on benefits.
https://www.york.gov.uk/UniversalCredit -
Managed migration to Universal Credit
From April 2023 to 2028 and 2029, the Government are writing to people on legacy benefits saying they must claim UC and their legacy benefits will stop after a while.
https://www.york.gov.uk/ManagedMigration