Westcountry can help you with Housing Benefit verification, just call and ask how.  Last year our Money Advice Team secured around £10,000 in Housing Benefit for our residents. 

If you receive Housing Support, please ask your support worker for benefits help.

We can:

• give advice on and help you to claim Housing Benefit (for residents in Plymouth and Torbay we can also receive and verify claims and associated documents);
• give advice on and help you to claim Discretionary Housing Benefit payments; 
• give advice on and help you to claim other welfare benefits;
• give advice on how to manage debts and budgeting.  Alternatively, you can visit the website of National Debtline or the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (see below); 
• negotiate an agreement to repay your rent in instalments

And direct you towards independent advice agencies: