The amount of Housing Benefit you get is based on your weekly rent. Housing Benefit cannot help towards your mortgage payment. We also only pay on rent we call "eligible rent". This means that it does not cover payment for the "ineligible" services such as heating, lighting and meals that may be included as part of the rent.

The Housing Benefit may not meet all the rent due on the property. The Rent Service is a government agency which specialises in rent valuations and they will decide how much rent your home is worth, and how much rent your Housing Benefit can be based on.

To find out the amount of rent on which we will base the Housing Benefit calculation ask for or download a Pre-Tenancy Determination Form  41Kb  before you commit yourself to a tenancy agreement.

You can see notes on how to complete a Pre-Tenancy Determination Form 28Kb.