Paying rent

Ways to pay rent

There are a number of ways to pay your rent, which can all be found on our ways to pay us web page. 

Please remember, your home could be at risk if you do not maintain regular payments.

You can choose to pay your rent weekly, fortnightly, four weekly or monthly. We've included a rent payments table below for you to use as a guide. You'll need to know your exact rent amount as the table below should only be used as a guide. The examples shown below are some of our most regularly used rental figures:

Benefit payments

Housing benefit or Universal Credit could help you pay your rent costs. Your benefit entitlement will depend on your personal circumstances.

• If you receive housing benefit, this money will be paid directly to your rent account on a weekly basis.
• If you receive Universal Credit, this money will be paid directly to you on a monthly basis. It is your responsibility to ensure you pay this money to your rent account and any shortfall between your entitlement and rent amount. Please contact us if you would like your Housing Costs element of your Universal Credit paid directly to us.

Please contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (opens new window) to check if you are eligible and make a claim.