Please Note: This is a shared service provided for both Torfaen and Monmouthshire residents
You can claim Universal Credit or Housing Benefit if you have to pay rent to live in your home and/or Council Tax Reduction if you have to pay Council Tax
Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) provide additional help with your rent. Find out if you are eligible to apply
Find out if you are able to make a backdated claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction
If your situation changes after your benefit has been assessed then this may alter the amount of benefit you should be paid
The amount of eligible rent included in your Housing Benefit or Universal Credit claim may be restricted depending on the size of the property and who lives in the property
An overpayment is where you have been paid more Housing Benefit than you are entitled to
The government has made big changes to welfare and benefits. Some changes have already been introduced but there are further changes coming