You are here Home > Richmond Housing Trust > Rent & money matters > Can I get help with my rent? (HB Calculator)
Can I get help with my rent? (HB Calculator)
You may be able to get help with paying your rent by claiming Housing Benefit. Housing Benefit is worked out and paid by your local Council.
You can get a housing benefit claim form from the Richmond Church Housing Trust office or your local Council offices. Please see the contact details below:
Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre, High Street
Esher
Surrey KT10 9SD
Switchboard: 01372 474474
Housing Benefit: 01372 474060
Website: www.elmbridge.gov.uk
Hounslow Council
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DW
Switchboard: 0208 583 2000
Housing Benefit: 0208 5834242
Website: www.hounslow.gov.uk
Kingston Council
Revenues and Benefits
Guildhall 2
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1EU
Switchboard: 020 8547 5757
Housing Benefit: 0208 547 5198
Website: www.kingston.gov.uk
Lambeth Council
Revenues and Benefits Department
Brixton Customer Centre
18 Brixton Hill
London SW2 1RL
Tel:0207 926 1000
Website: www.lambeth.gov.uk
Richmond Council
Civic Centre
44 York Street
Twickenham
Middlesex TW1 3BZ
Switchboard: 08456 122660
Housing Benefit: 0208 891 7724
Website: www.richmond.gov.uk
Spelthorne Borough Council
Council Offices
Knowle Green
Staines
TW18 1XB
Switchboard: 01784 451499
Housing Benefit: 01784 446457
Website: www.spelthorne.gov.uk
Wandsworth Council
Finance Department
Town Hall
High Street
Wandsworth SW18 2PU
Tel: 0208 871 7691
Website: www.wandsworth.gov.uk
The actual amount you receive will depend on the level of your income and savings, your rent and the number of people who live with you. If you are not sure whether you qualify for Housing Benefit you can ask the Housing Benefit Section to do a 'trial calculation' for you without you having to fill out the claim form.
Alternatively the following sites provide an online housing benefit calculator, which may be useful to you to help determine your entitlement and approximate rent payable:
- Kingston Borough Council
- Hounslow Borough Council
- Richmond Borough Council
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Lambeth Borough Council
How is it paid?
When the benefit has been worked out, the Council will send you a letter telling you how much you get and how much you will have to pay as rent. To make payment much simpler, your tenancy agreement requires you to give consent for the payment of any Housing Benefit directly to us.
What about changes in circumstances?
It is very important that you tell the Council's Housing Benefit Section if your circumstances alter, as the amount of benefit you receive may change. This could include changes of income or savings of anyone living with you or people moving into or out of your home.
If you are sent a review form by your local Housing Benefit Department, please ensure you complete the claim form and supply any required documentary evidence.
group >