Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Top tasks Make a benefit claimTell us about a changeTell us you are movingPay an overpaymentView your housing benefit accountMake a general enquiry £100 for pensioner residents receiving Council Tax Support In early 2023 the Government announced further funding through the Household Support grant to help low income pensioners with the increased cost of living. If you are a resident of pension age receiving Council Tax Support on 22 May 2023, you may be entitled to a one off payment of £100 to assist you with the increased cost of living. There is no need to apply for this. If you are eligible you will be contacted directly by letter or email. The £100 payment will be credited to your Council Tax account and you can ask for a refund from that account to your bank account. To get the £100 refunded, please complete the request a refund form on the refunds page to tell us that you would like the refund to be paid into your bank account and please mention the £100 in your refund request. Council Tax Support Fund 2023 to 2024 The government has given more funding to local authorities for 2023 to 2024 to support economically vulnerable households with their council tax bills. In Havering, this funding has been used to reduce council tax bills for working and pension age Council Tax Support (CTS) claimants by a one-off non-refundable credit up to a maximum of £25. If you are in receipt of CTS on 1 April 2023, there is no need for you to do anything as the non-refundable credit has automatically been applied to your March 2023 Council tax bill. Any household making a successful CTS claim for the first time during 2023-24 may also receive a non-refundable credit of up to £25 automatically to their council tax account. More information can be found on GOV.UK - Council Tax Support Fund guidance. To be eligible for the credit of up to £25, there must be a council tax charge of up to £25 remaining on the council tax account of the CTS claimant. This credit can only be used against the council tax account and cannot be refunded to the CTS claimant. Making a benefit claim How benefit payments are made Tell us about changes Is my benefit right? Have you been paid too much benefit? Other financial help Information for landlords Benefit fraud Local Housing Allowance Rates Your housing benefit account Housing Benefit and Council Tax support booklet 2023 - 2024 Read the 2023-2024 Housing Benefit and Council Tax support booklet on the issuu website Previous Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support booklets 2022 to 20232021 to 20222019 to 2020 Related pages Welfare rights unitMoney and debt adviceGeneral financial advice from us Useful links Department of work and pension Universal creditMoney saving expertCitizen's adviceGOV.UK websiteTurn2usMoney advice serviceWarm home discountHavering Local Council Tax Support Scheme