Extended Payments
Been on Benefit and Returning to work? You may be eligible for Extended Payments.
Extended payment is an extra four weeks of Housing and/ or Council tax benefit.
It is paid at the same rate that you were receiving prior to starting work or increasing your hours, even if do not
normally qualify for further help because of your increased income.
You must tell the Council about this change within 4 weeks of starting work or increasing your
hours. If you delay you may lose your entitlement.
Who can get Extended Payments?
To receive an Extended Payment, your Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance (income based)
must have stopped because:
- You or your partner are starting work
- You or your partner are going to work more hours
- You or your partner's earnings are going to increase.
- Your new job or extra hours must be expected to last at least 5 weeks.
- You must be in receipt of Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance (income based) at the time you find work or increase your hours – and for the past 26 weeks (without a break).
- You must be liable to pay rent or Council Tax for at least another 5 weeks.