Housing Benefit (Working Age)

More information

If you live in temporary, refuge, sheltered or supported housing

You may be able to make a new claim for Housing Benefit if you're living in: 

● temporary accommodation, such as a B&B arranged by your council

● a refuge for domestic abuse survivors

● sheltered or supported housing which provides you with 'care, support or supervision'.

You can find out more about who can claim for Housing Benefit on the GOV.UK website.

If the above categories do not apply to you, you must claim Universal Credit. You can do so by following the link to the Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) website – this can be found within the External Links section of this page.

Most of the existing Housing Benefit claims will eventually be closed, requiring the affected claimants to apply for help with their Housing Costs through Universal Credit. This process is called Managed Migration.

If you are currently in receipt of Housing Benefit and are affected by the Managed Migration process, DWP will invite you to claim Universal Credit in due course.