Claim Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit helps with the cost of renting a room or home in Edinburgh from the Council, a housing association, or a private landlord.
- You cannot claim Housing Benefit if you are eligible for Universal Credit
- You can apply for Council Tax reduction at the same time as you claim for housing benefit
We will include the income and savings of your partner when we process your claim. We may also take into account
- the income of other people who live with you
- any persons in receipt of Carers Allowance to help care for you but who lives in another household.
If you are entitled to Housing Benefit, we will usually pay it from the Monday after receiving your claim.
Declare your self-employed income
If you're self-employed, you need to tell us about your income.
Backdating your claim
The maximum we can backdate a benefit award will be one month from the date you request backdating.
Don't have computer or access to the internet
We offer access to
- internet
- printers
- computer
- digital support
and many other digital services in Libraries, Community Centres, Locality Offices and Jobcentres.
to find locations and details of all the digital access points in Edinburgh.