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Heating and housing

Get help with energy bills and housing costs, including benefits and allowances.

  1. Claiming Housing Benefit or Universal Credit housing element

    Housing Benefit or Universal Credit housing element can help pay your rent if you're on a low income

  2. Applying for a Discretionary Housing Payment

    You may be eligible if you get Housing Benefit or Universal Credit and cannot afford your rent

  3. Winter Heating Payment

    Eligibility, when you get it, applications

  4. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

    Eligibility, payments, support, opt out

  5. Child Winter Heating Payment

    Eligibility, payments, how to apply

  6. Payments, grants and discounts to help with energy bills

    Grants, payments, benefits, discounts

  7. If you cannot afford to pay your energy bills

    Check where you can go for help if you cannot pay your energy bill.

  8. If you cannot afford to top up your prepayment meter

    Information about what support is available if you cannot afford to top up your prepayment meter

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