Get help with your housing costs

You may be able to get help if you are struggling with your housing costs.

This includes if you:

are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
have problems paying your rent or bills
want to check what benefits you can get

Learn more about:

Support if you are facing hardship or emergency

You might be eligible for help from our hardship funds.

You can usually only get this help:

for a short period of time
if you can prove you are taking steps to help yourself, for example actively seeking work

How Redbridge Council has provided to people in need

The Council has supported Redbridge residents in hardship as part of the government funded Household Support Fund.

Our help included meals for children outside of term time and targeted help for vulnerable residents.

Find out more about the Household Support Fund in Redbridge

Financial help to pay your rent

You could get extra help to pay your rent if you are getting Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit. This is called a Discretionary Housing Payment and is in addition to your benefits.

Funding for Discretionary Housing Payments is limited.

We will review your application and will decide if you can get the payment.

Hardship payments for Council Tax

You could get more help with your Council Tax if you are getting a Council Tax Reduction.

We will decide if you can claim for a Hardship Payment to cover your Council Tax.

How to apply for Discretionary Housing and Hardship Payments

Contact us if you are homeless or could become homeless

You can use our online form to contact us for advice if you are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

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