Housing benefit: How to claim
Housing benefit or universal credit
Claim housing benefit if you or your partner are pension age.
If you're working age, you can still make a new claim housing benefit if either:
- you have 3 or more children
- you're staying in a refuge or some types of supported or temporary housing
Otherwise, you must claim universal credit instead.
Last updated 13 Dec 2018 | © Shelter
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