Download forms for benefit claims
If you can not complete a benefits form online, you can download and print a paper form instead.
Forms you can download and links to the online version
Help with your rent and Council Tax
Make a new claim for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction, or let us know your address has changed for your current claim
Download our help with your rent and Council Tax form.
Apply for extra help with your rent or Council Tax online.
Special accommodation form
Let us know about a change in your circumstances if you're living in special accommodation.
Download our change of circumstance form for special accommodation.
Tell us about a change of circumstances online.
Apply for discretionary payments to help with your rent and Council Tax
If you already claim benefits but need extra help with rent, Council Tax or moving costs.
Download our discretionary payments to help with your rent and Council Tax form.
Apply for extra help with your rent or Council Tax online.
Apply for a discretionary payment to help with rent in advance
Use this form if you need to pay rent as a lump sum in advance of moving into a new property.
Download our discretionary payment to help with rent in advance form.
Apply for extra help with paying rent in advance online.
Apply for a discretionary payment for removal costs
If you already claim benefits use this form to apply for extra help with removal costs.
Download our discretionary payment for removal costs form.
Apply for extra help with removal costs online.
Other forms
| Form name | Use this form |
|---|---|
| Certificate of earnings form (PDF 102KB) | to give us proof of your income when you don't have any payslips available |
| Change of bank details form (PDF 7KB) | to change the details of the account we pay your benefit into |
| Local housing allowance direct payment form (PDF 139 KB) | to ask us to pay your Housing Benefit straight to your landlord |
| Nil income form (PDF 75KB) | if you already claim benefits and need to let us know that you have little to no income |
| Self employed form (PDF 96KB) | to give us details of your self employed income and outgoings when making a new benefit claim, or changing your current claim |
| Self employed taxi driver form (59KB) | if you're a taxi driver and need to let us know about your self employed income and outgoings |
| Direct debit instruction form (PDF 128KB) | to let your bank or building society know that you'd like them to pay the Council by Direct Debit, if you have overpaid benefit |