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Renewal - housing benefit: Outline
After your housing benefit has been assessed, it will remain continuous until your circumstances change. You no longer need to renew your claim every 12 months, the council has a system of interventions to check you are being paid the right amount.
Additional Information:
Interventions will be:
• a home visit to check that your details are correct.
• a postal review form to check your details
• a telephone call to check your details
Availability
Normal office hours Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm (except public holidays)Further Information
- Discretionary housing payments
- Local housing allowance (LHA) - advice for landlords
- Contacting the benefits department
- Benefit payments
- Benefits overpayments
- The benefits calculation
- Making a benefit claim
- Benefits decisions
- Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - Advice for Tenants
- Introduction to housing and council tax benefits
- Benefits claim review process
- Backdating benefit claims
- Changes in benefits circumstance
- Benefit fraud
Contact: Benefits Department
Email: benefits@rossendalebc.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 900 0500
Benefits Department, Admail ASM4005, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4ZR
