• If you are a Council tenant, we will pay your benefit directly to your rent account. This is shown as a rent rebate.

• If you are a private tenant you can ask for the benefit to be paid either to yourself or to your landlord. This payment can either be in the form of a cheque or a BACS payment, and is known as a rent allowance.

• If you are entitled to Council Tax Benefit, this will be shown as a reduction on your council tax bill.

Landlords that would like to be paid by BACS can download this form.  28Kb

Tenants that would like to be paid by BACS can download  a form here.  27Kb