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Housing, construction and planning authority: Housing benefits and rental matters

How do I submit a general inquiry/request, or submit documentation regarding my application for housing benefits?

You can submit an inquiry/request and/or documents, through "Inquiries and communications" on HMS My pages, or by e-mail to hms@hms.is.

How do I apply for housing benefit?

What documents must be submitted with an application for housing benefits?

How do I submit a general inquiry/request, or submit documentation regarding my application for housing benefits?

Can I change the rent amount in an application for housing benefits?

Do I have to renew my application for housing benefits every year?

How do I update personal information in an application for housing benefits, e.g. phone number, bank account and email address?

How can I change the number of household members in my application for housing benefits?

What do I do if I am terminating my lease or changing apartments?

Who are “household members” on an application for housing benefits and what do they have to do?

When are housing benefits paid?

What is the amount of housing benefits?

Are housing benefits paid retroactively?

How are housing benefits paid?

Does the number of household members affect the calculation of housing benefit?

What counts as income and how does income affect the housing benefit calculation?

What if I have income from a private business or a foreign income?

Does rent amount affect the calculation of housing benefits?

Are housing benefits taxable?

Can I be owed housing benefits?

Are housing benefits pre-registered on tax returns?

Can I owe housing benefit?

What information is used when housing benefits are calculated?

How do assets affect the calculations of housing benefits?

What can I do if I believe the calculations of housing benefits is incorrect?

How can income information be changed in an application for housing benefits?

What income and assets are the basis for the final settlement of housing benefits?

How does a debt from the final settlement affect the payment of housing benefits?

Is it possible to negotiate the payment of debt from the final settlement of housing benefits?

I have not received a final settlement, why is that?

Does an inheritance payment affect the final settlement?

Does it matter if the number of household members, used in the final settlement, was incorrect?

Can the final settlement be recalculated?

What do I do if the rent amount used in the final settlement of housing benefits, is incorrect?

Assets or income in the final settlement of housing benefits is incorrect, what do I do?

Bank account information is incorrect in final settlement, can that be changed?

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