Apply for Benefits

How to make an application for benefit.

If you would like to make a claim for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit or Second Adult Rebate, you will need to complete an application form and provide items of evidence to support your claim.  These items are detailed on the form.

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If you would like to request an application form over the phone please call the number below:

Housing & Council Tax Benefits 01628 796036
Email your request for an application form to: benefits@rbwm.gov.uk (please include your name and full address):

You can also pick up an application form from the Customer Service Centre (CSC) at the Town Hall in Maidenhead or York House in Windsor.  If you would like help completing your application form staff in the CSC are available to complete the form with you.

Once you have received your application form, please take time to read through the notes on the front cover and on each page. This will ensure that you complete the form correctly.  If the form is not completed correctly, your claim for benefit may be delayed.

If any part of the form does not apply to you, you must still complete it by ticking the appropriate box.

If you experience any difficulties whilst completing your form, please do not hesitate to contact us on the above telephone numbers.