Universal Credit supports you if you are on a low income or out of work. It’s a monthly payment to help with your living costs as well as a housing payment to cover your rent.

• Claims are made online.
• Your housing costs will be paid to you instead of direct to ateb and you will need to pay your rent to ateb every month when you receive your Universal Credit payment. If you are worried about making these payments yourself, you can request your housing payment to be paid directly to us. This is known as an APA (Alternative Payment Arrangement) and there are certain reasons to be eligible.
• You will need to make a claim for Council Tax Reduction separately.

More information is available online here

Talk to your Housing Coordinator for advice and support with making a claim, getting online and paying your rent.

Tel: 0800 854568  Email: [email protected]