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Rochford District Council Service Updates
Benefits
To talk to us regarding your Housing Benefits, please ring 01702 318197, 01702 318198.
Do it Online
Register for online services. Set up a Direct Debit, sign up for paperless billing and more.
Contact Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support
Telephone number, email address and where to write to us.
Challenging Decisions
Information on how to appeal against the decisions we make.
Financial Help and Money Advice
Information about Discretionary Housing Payments and the Essential Living Fund.
Fraud
Information about preventing, detecting and reporting Fraud.
How to Claim
Normally any help you are entitled to will only start from the week after we receive your claim.
Overpayments
Information about how overpayments occur, how to pay them back and what happens if you can't pay.
Support during the COVID-19 pandemic
Information on support for those claiming benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universal Credit
New benefit replacing six existing ones with a single monthly payment.