Information on the changes to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support from 1 April 2025
Why are you deducting a different amount for my non-dependant?
From April 2025 we have changed the amount we reduce your weekly Council Tax Support by for a non-dependant (someone over 18 living in your household). These are now the same as the deductions used for the national Council Tax Support scheme.
Full details on the amounts we deduct is available on our Council tax support - non-dependants page.
Have Local Housing Allowance rates increased?
The government had increased the Local Housing Allowance rates from 1 April 2024. These rates are frozen at this amount in 2025.
Full details on the rates are available on our Local housing allowance page.
Will my other benefits go up in April?
The government has increased most benefits for working age people by 1.7% from April 2025, with a few exceptions.
The State Pension has increased by 4.1% and other Pension Age benefits have also increased.
Full details are available on the Benefit and pension rates 2025 to 2026 page on the GOV.UK website.
I rent from a Housing Association – why has my rent gone up?
Housing Associations can only increase their rents by a certain amount, set by government. This is normally linked to inflation, plus a small extra amount.
For 2025/2026 the maximum rent increase for a Housing Association is 2.7%. Service charges are not covered by this cap, but Housing Associations are encouraged to keep to this limit.