Act before arrears grow
Contact your landlord or housing provider, benefits service and independent adviser early. Keep rent statements, benefit decisions, tenancy documents and evidence of payments.
England — Housing Payment from April 2026
In England, Discretionary Housing Payments ended on 31 March 2026 and were replaced from 1 April 2026 by the Housing Payment strand of the Crisis and Resilience Fund. It can support eligible people receiving Housing Benefit or Universal Credit housing costs where further housing-cost help is needed.
ENGLAND — HOUSING PAYMENT GUIDANCEDifferent systems elsewhere in the UK
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland operate their own housing-support arrangements. Always use the nation-specific council or government guidance for your address.