Benefits | Rochford District Council

To talk to us regarding your Housing Benefits, please ring 01702 318195, 01702 318028 or 01702 318038.

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.