You need to apply to your local council for council tax benefit.  An application form should be given to you if you claim JobSeeker's Allowance.

There is no liability to pay council if you are under 18, but people on income support, income-based JobSeeker's Allowance or other benefits still need to apply, as do pensioners.  People living alone qualify for a 25% automatic discount to their council tax bill, as do disabled people.  Council tax benefit can also be backdated up to 52 weeks, and you can claim up to 13 week's in advance if you know you may be eligible for the benefit.

Full information on Council tax benefit is on the Direct.gov website.

•   29 September Shelter
  address

  88 Old Street, London EC1V 9HU
  telephone

  0808 800 4444
  email

  info@shelter.org.uk
  website

  http://www.shelter.org.uk

  Help with homelessness, rents, mortgages, re-housing, experiencing harassment or violence in your home, housing benefits and people living in crowded or unsuitable housing. They have contact details for housing associations in the London area. Online information centre provides up to date and easy to understand definitions and answers to many common housing issues, and their free helpline offers individual guidance.

•   29 September Community Care
  website

  http://www.communitycare.co.uk

  Excellent resource for an overview of the benefits system, including articles on new benefits and elegibility.

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