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What costs does housing benefit cover?

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What costs does housing benefit cover?

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Housing benefit helps to meet some or all of your rental liability, whether to the council, a registered social landlord or a private landlord. If you have a mortgage, housing benefit cannot help with meeting this liability. In addition to paying the rent for a house, flat etc, housing benefit can also pay certain property-related ‘service charges’ such as for furniture and heating / lighting of communal areas in a block of flats.