Accommodation Supplement

Accommodation Supplement is a weekly payment which helps people with their rent, board or the cost of owning a home.

How to apply for Accommodation Supplement

What application form you fill out depends on what payments you're getting from us.

We can grant you the financial assistance you qualify for from the date you first contact us if you complete your application within 20 working days of that date.

Not getting any payments from us or only getting childcare payments

You can apply online.

Once you've applied online, we'll tell you what you need to do.

If you can apply online for more than one service, you only need to fill out the form once.

If you don't want to complete the form online you can print out and complete an Extra Help application form.

Once you've completed the form, call us and we'll let you know what information you need to provide and how to get this to us.

Already getting payments from us (for example, a benefit or Disability Allowance) but not Accommodation Supplement

You can complete an Accommodation Supplement application form.

Once you've completed the form, call us and we'll let you know what information you need to provide and how to get this to us.

If you can apply online for more than one service, you only need to fill out the form once.