housing benefit

British  

noun

1. social welfare (in Britain) a payment made by a local authority in the form of a rent rebate to a council tenant or a rent allowance to a private tenant

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Example Sentences

For the next few weeks, there will still be a small group of people who will claim Employment and Support Allowance and Housing Benefit, two of the benefits Universal Credit replaces.

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Those eligible include people on Universal Credit, housing benefit and council tax support.

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Annie believes she is eligible for the discount because she claims Housing Benefit.

From BBC

Households need to be receiving a means-tested benefit such as Housing Benefit or Universal Credit.

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He said that a fraud rate for BBLs at around 4% was in line with other large government schemes such as universal credit, working tax credit or housing benefit.

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