Housing Payments

What is a Housing Payment?

A Housing Payment (formerly known as a Discretionary Housing Payment) is an emergency payment to help you with your rent or housing costs.

A Housing Payment is only awarded for a short period of time and shouldn't be considered a permanent solution to a shortfall in your Housing Benefit or Universal Credit payment.

Funded by the Crisis and Resilience Fund

Funded by UK Government.

We're using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions to support you if you’re vulnerable or can't afford essentials.

More about the Crisis and Resilience Fund

Contact Revenues and Benefits Service

Telephone: Click to call 0300 303 8870

Address: Postal address
Revenues and Benefits Service
PO Box 490
Rochdale OL16 9AJ

Phone:
Monday–Friday 8.30am–5.30pm

Closed for training Monday 11am–11.30am