Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit is a national welfare benefit available to people on low incomes to help pay their rent.

More detailed information is available by using the menu on the left. If you have any questions about Housing Benefit you can:

phone us on 01702 318197 or 01702 318198 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday

Come to our offices between 8:30am and 5:30pm Monday to Thursday and between 8:30am and 5:00pm on a Friday or you can email us on revenues&benefits@rochford.gov.uk
 

Social Benefits

Welfare benefits are payments made by the Government to individuals or families in order to provide a level of income appropriate for their needs.

There are a wide range of benefits available to help:

• families;
• people with ill health or disabilities
• people who are unemployed or on low incomes
• pensioners
• people who have been bereaved

For more information on the benefits that are available please use the links below: