Housing Benefit
Help with paying your rent
Local Housing Allowance
The Housing Benefit scheme for claims made after 7th April 2008.
Council Tax Benefit
Help with paying your Council Tax
Reporting Benefit Fraud
How you can help to stop people cheating the benefits system
Council Tax Discounts
These are not benefits but could help to reduce your Council Tax payments.
Online form for telling us about changes in your circumstances
Online Benefits Calculator -
Find out if you might be entitled to Housing and Council Tax Benefit
Please note: the calculator will give you an indication as to how much benefit you could receive. Your actual entitlement will only be known when your claim for benefit has been worked out by the Benefits Service.
Leaflets on Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit
You can download leaflets that give information on Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit
e-Citizen
e-Citizen is a way that you can get information about your personal accounts, Benefit claims; Council Tax and Business Rates (Non Domestic) with the council.
Other Benefits you can claim
Advice on where to get more information about most state benefits and tax credits
Information for Landlords and Advisers
Newsletter - 'For Your Benefit'(pdf 127kb)
Most recent 'For Your Benefit' newsletter produced by Wealden District Council Benefits Services Team. This is also available in large print as a text only document (Word document)
Our performance
Shows you how we are performing against the government's and the Council's targets
Companies who charge for helping you claim benefits.
We are aware of at least one company who offers free benefits advice and who will help you make a claim for benefit. They will charge you 40% or 45% of any back paid award you receive on a no win, no fee basis. This could be for any state benefit but particularly the benefits related to disability.
There is no need for you to pay for this help. Wealden Benefits Service will help you to make a claim or will tell you who can help. Any help or advice we give you is free, as is the help from organisations we can refer you to.
Benefits