Money Worries

Summary

Difficulty in paying your rent , Dealing with arrears, Making payment arrangements. How to avoid recovery action. 

If you are having problems with money, do not wait until you are unable to pay your rent before contacting us. You may be entitled to benefits you are not claiming and our staff will be pleased to help. Remember to contact us as soon as possible at Customer Services using one of the methods below.

                                     

Or contact us using the online enquiry form.

 

Although you must pay your rent on time, if you have any difficulty in paying your rent or you think that you may have a problem paying it in the future, get in touch straight away.  It is important that you contact us before a debt grows. Your circumstances will be discussed in confidence and arrangements made for you to pay your rent plus an amount to clear arrears, according to your debt and ability to pay.

 

See Rent Arrears and Recovery for more information on what action the Council can take.

Advice

You may wish to seek independent debt advice, which is available locally . For debt advice contact information follow the link below:- 

 

Downloadable useful contacts (PDF, 7Kb)

External links ...

Direct gov
Direct Gov
The official government website for citizens. Easy access to the public services you use and the information you need, delivered by the UK government.
Directgov's Benefits and Financial Support page.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizen's Advice guide to benefits.
Citizen's Advice Bureau's benefits page

About links to external sites.

Contact us ...

Team:
Money Matters
Telephone:
01473 825798
Minicom/textphone:
01473 825878
Fax:
01473 823594
Address:
Babergh District Council
Corks Lane
Hadleigh
IPSWICH
IP7 6SJ

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Last updated on: 10 October 2011 | Date of next review: 10 October 2012

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