For full information on rent advice, please read our leaflet by clicking here.

Your rent/rent arrears can be paid in the following ways:

• Direct Debit - paid monthly on 1st or the 15th of each month - for details contact

• At the cash office in the Town Hall between the hours of 9am and 4.55pm Mon-Fri (by cash/cheque/debit card/credit card)
• By telephone (using Switch/debit or credit card). Rent Payments: 023 9254 5286/5540/5293/5203
• Postal - cheques should be made payable to 'Gosport Borough Council' and your account number and address should be put on the back of your cheque. Send the cheques or postal orders to 'Rent Office, Housing Services, Town Hall, High Street, Gosport PO12 1EB'
• Internet - http://www.gosport.gov.uk/online-payments

Can't get used to 5 weeks in some months?

Find it hard to juggle your weekly rent payments?

Then think about using Direct Debit to pay your rent.

• Your direct debit will be continually monitored. Should your entitlement to Housing Benefit change, your direct debit can be recalculated and you will be notified in writing, therefore preventing the build up of unnecessary arrears.

• Your direct debit payment will be the same amount each month on the 1^st or the 15^th of the month (whichever you choose), regardless of whether it’s a 4 or 5 week month.  In addition, you will still be entitled to the 4 weeks Rent Free as they will be spread evenly throughout the year.

• As the monthly payments will be the same amount (unless your entitlement to Housing Benefit should change), budgeting your finances will be much easier.

• If you have rent arrears, these can be spread over a number of agreed payments making repayment of arrears much easier.

Telephone the Income Recovery Team on 023 92 54 5286 for more information or a direct debit mandate.