Discretionary Housing Payments (now known as Housing Payments)
From 1 April 2026, Discretionary Housing Payments have been replaced by the Housing Payment strand of the Crisis and Resilience Fund. They are now known simply as "Housing Payments"
If you cannot afford to pay your rent you may be able to claim extra help from the Council in the form of a Housing Payment. The Council has a limited amount of money allocated for paying Housing Payments, so we will not be able to pay every claim. Our main priorities are to help prevent people from becoming homeless and to ease financial pressure for vulnerable people who live in Coventry.
To be able to make a claim you must be a resident of Coventry and must be getting:
- Housing Benefit, or
- Universal Credit with an award for rent costs
Discretionary Grants and Awards team
Telephone line is open 11am to 1pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)
Address: Coventry City Council,PO Box 7097,
Coventry,
CV6 9SL
