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Housing Benefit is a national welfare benefit administered by local authorities. Help is available to people on low income, who pay rent for where they live. Housing Benefit is an income related benefit, which means it is calculated by taking into account your income, capital and household circumstances. Since 7th April 2008 this has been replaced by Local Housing Allowance for people who live in privately rented accommodation.
Directgov - If you're on a low income and need financial help to pay all or part of your rent, you may be able to get Housing Benefit.
CAB Adviceguide - Housing Benefit is a benefit for people on a low income to help them pay their rent.
www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits/help_with_your_rent_-_housing_benefit.htm
LHA Direct - The LHA-Direct website has been developed to enable tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord to calculate the possible amount of Housing Benefit available to them from their Local Authority. Use the search function to determine how many bedrooms you are entitled to and how much benefit you may be able to get subject to your circumstances.
https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/Secure/Default.aspx
Wokingham Borough Council - Housing Benefit and Local Housing Allowance.
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/counciltax/benefits/housingbenefit/
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/counciltax/benefits/lha/
Turn to Us - Use this calculator to see what benefits you may be entitled to, you will need the information from the LHA direct site to determine your final housing benefit figure.
http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx
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