Apply or renew

Benefits

• Apply for a Council Tax Hardship payment
• Apply for Council Tax Reduction
• Apply for Discretionary Housing Payment
• Apply for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit

Births, deaths and marriages

• Order copy birth, death or marriage certificates

Council Tax discounts

• Apply for a Council Tax discount

Elections

• Register to vote

Grants

• Community Funding Grants
• Disabled Facilities Grants

Housing

• Apply to join the housing register

Jobs

• Jobs and careers

Libraries

• Join the library
• Renew your library books

Parking

• Apply for or renew a Blue Badge
• Apply for a parking waiver
• Apply for a parking permit
• Apply for a dropped kerb
• Apply for a disabled parking space outside your house
• Apply for a white access line
• Apply for a WestPARK account

Permits and licences

• Apply for a waste e-permit
• Apply for a hackney carriage (taxi) or private hire driver licence
• Apply for an animal licence
• Apply for a dangerous wild animal licence
• Apply for a zoo licence
• Apply for a personal alcohol licence
• Apply for regulated entertainment and late night refreshment licence
• Apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TENS)

Planning

• Make a planning application

Schools

• Apply for a primary school place
• Apply for a secondary school place
• Apply for an in-year school place
• Free school meals
• School travel assistance

Travel

• Apply for a disabled person's bus pass
• Apply for or renew an older person's bus pass

Waste and recycling

• Apply for or renew a garden waste subscription

Last updated 28 February 2025