Housing and Benefits
This section includes information on help finding a home in Aldershot and Farnborough - including details about your housing options, where to get housing advice and support and what to do if you find yourself homeless.
We provide council tax and housing benefits to those who need a bit of help and you can find out if you are eligible and how to claim.
Features
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Housing benefit payments
Over Christmas there are some changes to when we will send out payments for housing benefit.
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Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
With fines of up to £30,000, make sure you have the right property licence.
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How we allocate housing
Find out if you are eligible for help finding a home.
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Homelessness
How we help prevent homelessness in Aldershot and Farnborough.
Claiming housing benefit and council tax support
Information on the types of support available, who can claim them and how to claim.
Council tax support
Find out more about council tax support and how to apply for help with your council tax bill.
Universal Credit
The full Universal Credit service is introduced in Rushmoor on Wednesday 24 October. Find out how this may affect you.
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for private tenants
If you are renting a property or room from a private landlord, we use the local housing allowance to work out how much housing benefit you get.
Changes that could affect your benefits
You must tell us about all changes in circumstances immediately. It is a criminal offence not to report a change.
Benefits advice and support
Help with your benefit, including how to appeal a decision on your benefit, what to do if we pay you too much and where to get advice.
Homelessness and urgent housing need
If you are homeless, face losing your home or are in urgent housing need, we can help you.
Help to adapt or improve your home
Find out about grants and loans to adapt your home and advice on saving money on your fuel bills.
Landlords
Advice for landlords and information on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and local housing allowance (LHA).
Bringing empty properties back into use
Bringing an empty home back into use can improve the whole neighbourhood.
Housing and Homelessness Strategy
Find out how our Housing and Homelessness Strategy helps us meet local needs.
Welfare reform and benefits changes
Changes to benefits, or 'welfare reform', may affect you now or in the future.
Published data about housing benefit, council tax support and welfare reform
Information and figures on welfare reform, discretionary housing payments and council tax support claims.
Contacts
Benefits
benefits@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398914
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Housing options
housingoptions@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398634
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Private sector housing
privatehousing@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398980
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