Genre: Instruction

Housing Benefit . If you are a private tenant or tenant of a Housing Association , you will be paid every four weeks in arrears . Payments are usually made direct in to a bank account but we can pay by crossed cheque if you do n't have a bank account . Housing Benefit can also be paid direct to your landlord if you wish and your landlord is prepared to accept this . Your landlord can also ask to be paid direct without your permission if you are eight weeks or more in rent arrears . If you are a tenant of Ashfield Homes Ltd , your benefit will be credited to your rent account . You will need to pay any difference between your benefit and rent direct to them . Council Tax Benefit . Council Tax Benefit is credited to your Council Tax account and you are then billed for any remaining difference . If you pay by instalments , any benefit is taken in to account when these are worked out .