Discretionary Housing Payment Application Form

Before you start

You'll need to have:

  • your National Insurance number
  • your Housing Benefit number (if you are receiving Housing Benefit)
  • details of all your household income and expenses
  • details of any savings, capital and investments
  • rent statements showing any rent arrears
  • details of your Universal Credit award (if you are receiving Universal Credit and it includes help for paying your housing costs) 

Start a new form

Choose this option to start a new form -
  • Select a security question and type in an answer to it (one you will remember as you will need it to access this form again if you save it) then
  • Click on the Start button to get going
  • Continue a saved form

    Choose this option to retrieve a previously saved form - enter your reference number from last time and click Continue to carry on