Your Housing Benefit Decision Notice explained

Restrictions are starting to ease, but you must still remember: Hands. Face. Space. Fresh air. Check the current rules.

You can also view a PDF of a Housing Benefit Decision Notice with the sections labelled.

Latest News

Flytipper accepts £400 fine saying 'Yeah, fair enough'

A flytipper held his hands up and said "yeah, fair enough" when confronted by a Middlesbrough Council neighbourhood safety warden. The incident occurred on Friday, January 29 at around 5pm when a white transit type van was captured on CCTV arriving at an entrance to Metz Bridge Caravan site.

Community pulls together after family targeted

A series of community support measures are being targeted at a Middlesbrough estate. It comes as residents in Pallister Park and the wider east Middlesbrough area demonstrated their support for a Polish family who had their vehicle damaged and were subject to racist abuse by youths.

Weekly sessions launched to get men talking

New weekly sessions have been launched in Middlesbrough to help get men talking - and save lives. Andy's Man Club offers men a space where they can talk and benefit from peer-to-peer support based around talking sessions every Monday.