Charnwood Borough Council

If you are on a low income and pay rent to:

• The Council
• A Housing Association
• A Private landlord
• Board and Lodging

For Council Tax:

• You are the person or one of the people liable to pay the council tax charge on the property you are living in.

Who Cannot Claim

• People who have over £16,000 in savings, unless you are receiving Guaranteed Pension Credits. (If you are a couple we will add your savings together)
• People who are living with and renting from close relatives
• People who are renting from a former partner or the parent of their dependant child/children
• People who are renting from a company of which they are a director, employee or former employee or the former partner of these people
• People who were formerly a non-dependant in the same property or were previously the owner of the property
• People, who the Council believes have created a rental agreement to take advantage of the benefits scheme
• People whose rental agreement is not on a commercial basis
• People who have come to live in this country but have no recourse to public funds
• British Citizens returning to this country from living abroad in a non European Union country within the past 2 years (although benefit may be awarded after a certain period of time)
• Certain students
• There are special rules for people living in residential or Nursing homes

Certain exceptions can apply to this list. Contact us if you want to know more