The following important information is aimed at Landlords who have tenants who are claiming Housing Benefit, and answers any concerns they might have on the subject.

Download the Document

To find out more about Local Housing Allowance, and how it impacts on you as a landlord, please click on the link below:

New Guidelines for Housing Benefit - Local Housing Allowance
(56 Kb, PDF document)

Payment

Payment by BACS is now our preferred method of payment.

Are you being paid your tenants' Housing Benefit by cheque? If so, we can now pay you directly into your bank or building society account.  Direct payments are better for you for a number of reasons:

• Security - there are no cheques so they cannot get lost or stolen.
• Convenience - the money goes straight into your account so you don’t have to pay the cheque in or wait for it to clear. 
• Peace of mind- the money is always in your account on the due date so you don’t have to worry about it being delayed or lost in the post.

If you would like to be placed onto BACS, please click on this link to download the BACS form.  This can then be sent to:

Swindon Borough Council
Civic offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH

Please mark for the attention of the Swindon Benefits team.

For Further Information

If you need additional help and advice on this matter, there is more information available from the following:

Department of Work and Pensions: www.dwp.gov.uk

The Rent Service: www.therentservice.gov.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau: www.adviceguide.org.uk