Benefits
In this section you will find all the information you need about housing and council tax benefits.
Contacting us:
- Email - benefits@winchester.gov.uk
- Telephone - 01962 848539 Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5pm Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
- Fax - 01962 848 200
- Write - The Benefits Section, City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, Hants SO 23 9LJ
- Visit - City Offices Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm (A private interview room is available)
- Local Office - Bishops Waltham CAB, Well House, 2 Brook Street - Wednesday 10.00am to 1.00pm
If you have any particular needs which affect how you are able to use or be involved in our services or how you would like to receive information - for example translation, interpreters, Braille, Audio tape, large print, sign language etc please contact The Benefits Section.
- Data Sharing We may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds, in order to prevent and detect fraud.
- Application Forms & Leaflets All the application forms and leaflets for Housing and Council Tax Benefits
- Council Tax Benefits Find out about Council Tax benefits and if you are eligible to make a claim.
- Housing Benefits Who can claim Housing Benefits and how to claim.
- Documents required for your claim A list of documents we need to see to process your benefits claim
- Backdating Claims How to apply to backdate your claim/s
- Change of Circumstances Find out what you need to tell us when your circumstances change
- Second Adult Rebate Find out if you can claim a second adult rebate if you have non-dependants living with you on a low income.
- Benefit Appeals Find out how you can appeal if you do not agree with the outcome of your benefit claim
- Overpayment of Benefits Information about benefit overpayments and what to do next
- Benefit Fraud We have a responsibility to ensure that benefit payments are only made to those who are entitled.
- Benefits Adviser Service Get benefit advice, for you, your family, or for someone else
- Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) Providing extra financial help for disabled students
- Local Housing Allowance (LHA) Find out information about local housing allowance (LHA)
- Thinking of starting work Find out information about starting work and how this affects your benefit entitlement.
- Student Loans & Finance Find out about entitlements for sudents
- You Said - We Did How your feedback has helped us improve the Benefits service we offer.
