Benefits

Whatever your age or health and whether you have a family or not - you might be entitled to extra help towards your living costs.

Produced by the Council's Welfare Rights team, 'Everyday Benefits explained' (the first button below) contains fact sheets to help day-to-day living whatever your stage in life. These benefits can be claimed wherever you live across the UK. Make sure you get what you're entitled to!

All the other buttons relate to Housing and Council Tax Benefits. Dealt with by the Council, these benefits support people who rent a home in Colchester borough and/or who have to pay Council Tax.

Don't miss out on extra money - it could make a big difference to your daily life...

• Everyday Benefits explained
• Claim Housing and Council Tax Benefit
• Local Housing Allowance (LHA) amounts
• LHA for people 24-34yrs
• Changes to Housing & Council Tax Benefit rules
• Decisions and Payments
• Report a change in your circumstances
• Benefits and Council Tax accounts online
• Housing and Council Tax Benefit forms
• Benefit Fraud
• For Landlords
• How is the Housing/Council Tax Benefits team doing?

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