Discretionary Housing Payments

To apply for discretionary housing payment, you must:

• be receiving housing benefit, council tax benefit or both
• need help to meet your housing costs.

If the benefit payment amount does not cover your total rent/council tax bill, then you can apply for this additional payment.

Discretionary housing payments are not payments of housing benefit and there is only a certain amount of money available each year so it's important that you make your claim as soon as possible.

You can apply for discretionary housing payment by completing the discretionary housing payment form. You can get a form at any of our contact centres in Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore or contact us and we will send one out to you.

We aim to deal with your claim within 28 days.