Benefits

There are two types of Benefit supplied by Epping Forest District Council - Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.

Please use the links in the menu to the left to navigate around this section.

Other types of Benefit such as Job Seekers Allowance, Child Benefit, Attendance Allowance should be claimed from a local Department of Work and Pensions office.

Click here to go to the Department of Work and Pensions website

If you have any questions please contact our Benefits Division:
• By telephone - We work on a surname split of the Applicant, lines are open 9am - 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and to 5pm on a Friday 
• A - Bri     01992 564369
• Bro - C   01992 564367
• D - F       01992 564432
• G - Ho    01992 564380
• Hu - L     01992 564478
• M - O       01992 564317
• P - R       01992 564242
• S - Te     01992 564311
• Th - Z      01992 564278
• By email - benefits@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
• In person - open 9am - 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and to 5pm on a Friday
• Epping Forest District Council
  Civic Offices
  High Street
  Epping
  Essex CM16 4BZ

To report suspected benefit fraud in the Epping Forest District you can call our fraud hotline on 01992 564 444 or you can report suspected benefit fraud online here. In all cases reports will be treated in the strictest confidence.