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About housing benefits

Housing benefits can be awarded to help with payment of their rent.

In this section you can find more information about the Housing Benefit application process and what you can expect from the benefits section.

The section is broken into two further sections to reflect the introduction of Local Housing Allowance (LHA).

Applying after April 7th, 2008

This section is aimed towards

Existing Housing Benefit Applications

This section details the previous rules of Housing Benefit applications.

If you are already receiving Housing Benefits you can find information about your existing application.

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Backdated benefit request form (42 kB PDF) | Benefit application form (636 kB PDF) | Benefits Glossary (61 kB PDF) | How Applications are Assessed (35 kB PDF) | LHA - difficulty paying (215 kB PDF) | LHA - General Info (257 kB PDF) | Payment into a bank account (54 kB PDF) | Second Adult Rebate (27 kB PDF) | West Oxfordshire BRMAs (549 kB PDF)

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Council tax benefit | Fraud | If you disagree with a decision | Information for pensioners | The Frequently Asked Questions | The Landlord's Frequently Asked Questions | Ways to contact us

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