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Benefits

Welcome to the Benefits section.

Rother District Council is responsible for dealing with two types of benefit:

  • Housing Benefit (including Local Housing Allowance) 
  • Council Tax Benefit (including Second Adult Rebate)

The Council does not deal with applications for Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance or Pension Credit - these are dealt with by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), your local Jobcentre and the Pension Service respectively. Applications for Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits are dealt with by the HM Revenue & Customs.

The Council's Benefits Office is committed to providing a quality service to its customers, both claimants and landlords. The rules surrounding applying for benefits are quite complicated so it is always advisable to contact us if you are in doubt over any aspect of your application or the benefits service in general.

Benefits Office
Rother District Council
Town Hall
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN39 3JX

Tel: 01424 787740
Email: benefits@rother.gov.uk

  • Local Housing Allowance
    This is the name for the system of providing financial assistance to private tenants to help to meet the rental costs of their home, introduced from April 2008.
  • Housing Benefit
    In this section you will find general information, contact details and relevant housing benefit forms
  • Council Tax Benefit
    In this section you will find general information, contact details and relevant council tax benefit forms.
  • This concession provides ... Free Bus Passes
    This concession provides free 'local bus' travel in East Sussex after 9.00am Monday to Friday. (Travel commenced in other areas is subject to the terms and conditions of their arrangements and may be from 9.30 am). Journeys can commence at anytime at weekends and bank holidays.
  • Income support is not a ... Income Support
    Income support is not a local council benefit and is dealt with by Jobcentre Plus, part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
  • On this page are details of ... Pension Service
    On this page are details of The Pension Service.
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