Benefit Information Leaflets

These leaflets provide information about entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, what you can do if you disagree with a decision about entitlement, and about other help you may be entitled to from the South Bedfordshire District Council Benefits Service.

If you would like to know more about Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, you can download a number of leaflets from the links below. The leaflets offer general advice and guidance around Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit issues.

All of the leaflets are in PDF format, and are available in the following languages:

• English
• Polish
• Arabic
• Bengali
• Chinese
• Gujarati
• Punjabi
• Somali
• Urdu
• Vietnamese
• Welsh

The English language version of the leaflet is also available to listen to.

The leaflets available are:

• Help with Rent and Council Tax for Pensioners
• Help with Rent and Council Tax for People of Working Age
• A guide to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit for Students
• Housing and Council Tax Benefits – information for landlords and agents
• Can my Housing and Council Tax Benefit be backdated?
• What to do if you think the decision about your Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit is wrong
• A guide to Discretionary Housing Payments
• A guide to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit overpayments and debt

Application Forms for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit can be obtained in person at South Bedfordshire District Council, The District Offices, High Street North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1LF or by written request to the same address. Alternatively, you can ring us and request an application form to be sent to you on 0300 300 8000, e-mail us at benefits.service@southbeds.gov.uk, or complete our online application form request.