South Lanarkshire Council

The average weekly rent in South Lanarkshire for 2012/13 is £55.95.

Your rent helps us to deliver many vital services so it is important we get your payment on time. As a South Lanarkshire Council tenant it is your responsibility to make sure your rent is paid on time, if you are unsure when your rent is due please refer to our fortnightly rent cycles page for further information.

If you are unsure how much rent you are expected to pay or have difficulty paying your rent on time please contact your local area housing office where our staff will be happy to help you.

If you become a new tenant with South Lanarkshire Council you will be required to pay a fortnight's rent in advance at your sign up. If you qualify for housing benefit this will be taken into account.

There are different ways that you can pay your rent:

• online using our secure payment service.
• direct debit - Payments are taken directly from your bank account. To sign up, download and return a Rent direct debit form or call 0303 123 1012.
• phone - pay by credit or debit card on our 24-hour Telephone Payments Call Centre 0303 123 1005. We can't accept payments by American Express or Electron.
• in person at your local Cash Office using your rent payment card. We take payments by cash, cheque and credit/debit card. Payments can be made at your local Post Office or Paypoint using your rent payment card.
• post - send a crossed cheque, made payable to South Lanarkshire Council, to the Central Cash Office, Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road , Hamilton , ML3 0XB. Please write your name, address and rent account reference number on the back of the cheque.
• standing order - contact your bank to arrange this.
• Housing Benefit - If your household budget is limited we can help you to claim Housing Benefit. It is important to make your claim for housing benefit as early as possible. Use our online benefit calculator as a guide.  You can apply for housing benefit online using our online benefit form or alternatively contact our Benefits and Council Tax call centre for further advice.
• salary deduction - if any member of your household is a South Lanarkshire Council employee, rent can be taken direct from their salary by contacting the Systems and Control Team.

For a lost payment card fill out the online Council tax or rent payment card form and a new card will be ordered for you. Alternatively contact our Benefits and Council Tax call centre.

You should continue paying your rent while waiting for a new card by quoting your reference number at your local Cash Office.