Working in partnership for the people of Herefordshire
Advice and benefits
Welcome to the advice and benefits section. Here you will find information on a range of services from benefits and council tax to grants and trading standards.
Benefits
Find out about welfare benefits, including how to claim housing
and council tax benefits.
Births
How to register a birth.
Citizenship
How to apply for a citizenship ceremony.
Council
tax
Pay your council tax, check your account, search for your band
and find out if you are eligible for a discount.
Customer
services
Information about our customer service centres.
Data
protection and freedom of information
The Freedom of
Information Act 2000 gives everyone the right to access
information held by public bodies. Find out more.
Deaths,
burials and cremations
How to register a death and information on burials and
cremations.
Domestic
abuse
Help and advice if you are a victim of domestic abuse.
Economic
downturn
Help and advice for businesses and
individuals during the economic downturn.
Emergencies
Help and advice in the event of an emergency, from flooding to
a flu pandemic.
Grants
Advice and information on all the grants we administer,
including community grants, European funding and listed
building grants.
Housing
advice
Help and advice on all aspects of housing.
Licensing
Advice for businesses and individuals on all the licenses and
registrations we administer.
Marriage and
cohabitation
How to give notice of marriage or civil partnership and
information about wedding venues in the county.
Street
trading
How to apply for a street trading consent, how to hire
exhibition trailers and space in Hereford's High Town and
information about pavement cafes.
Tourism and
travel
Tourism information for the county including details on the
local the tourist information centres.
Trading
standards
Trading standards advice for businesses and consumers,
including product safety recalls and licences for petroleum,
explosives, fireworks and poisons.
Youth
service
Information on all aspects of youth work including the Duke of
Edinburgh's Award and funding opportunities.