Help with housing costs
If you are struggling with housing costs, there may be benefits, grants or other financial support available to you.
Benefits
To check what benefits you might be entitled to quickly and easily, you can use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator.
To read more about the benefits available to help people with housing costs, select from the list below:
Turn2us Benefits Calculator
To check what benefits you might be entitled to quickly and easily, you can use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator.
Universal Credit (UC) housing costs element
Universal Credit (UC) housing costs element can help with rent and some service charges.
Housing Benefit (England, Scotland and Wales)
Housing Benefit is money to help you with your housing costs if you are on a low income. Housing Benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit.
Housing Benefit (Northern Ireland)
Housing Benefit is money to help you with your housing costs if you are on a low income. It can help with rent, some service charges and also with rates. Housing Benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit.
Support for Mortgage Interest Loan
Support for Mortgage Interest Loan helps towards paying the interest payments on your mortgage.
Council Tax Support/ Reduction
Council Tax Support provides help for people on low incomes with their Council Tax bill. The schemes are different in different parts of Great Britain.
Related information
Council Tax Discounts
Some people can get a discount on their Council Tax. Council Tax discounts don’t depend on your income or savings.
Discretionary Housing Payment
Discretionary Housing Payment is a extra payment which can help towards housing costs.
Energy schemes
If you are struggling to pay your energy bills, find out about the help you can get.
Water schemes
If you are struggling to pay water bills, find out about the various schemes and grants that may be available to help towards the cost of water.
Struggling with Energy and Water bills
Financial support may be available to you.
Grants
To find out what help may be available from grant-giving charities, you can use the Turn2us Grants Search.
Advice and support
Turn2us are unable to offer advice on individual situations, to find an adviser in your area to discuss your situation with you can use the Turn2us Find an Adviser.