Contact us
It's quicker and easier to contact us online - anytime, day or night.
Visit our website to:
- Report a problem
- Make a request
- Send feedback or a complaint
- Make a payment
British Sign Language
Watch BSL videos on some of our key services and community information. British Sign Language users can contact us via Contact Scotland-BSL.
Benefits and money advice
Find out about Housing Benefit and education benefits, including school clothing grants and free school meals, and Education Maintenance Allowance.
We have information on crisis and community grants.
If you need help to claim benefits or advice about debts or arrears, contact our Money Matters Advice Service.
For other enquiries, contact our Benefits and Council Tax Centre.
Business and trade
You can view information on non-domestic rates, procurement and the council, food standards and hygiene, starting or growing your business, and trading standards and consumer advice on our website.
Comments, compliments and complaints
Comments, compliments and complaints can be made online.
Council Tax
You can check what you are eligible for, see banding and charges, apply for Council Tax discounts for occupied properties and unoccupied properties, make payments and let us know about changes to your household online.
You can view your Council Tax account online using myaccount.
For other enquiries, contact our Benefits and Council Tax Centre.
Councillors
Find your local councillor with contact details.
Education
We have information on our primary schools, secondary schools, early learning and childcare, including enrolling for primary school, school placing requests, school transport, school meals and school holidays.
For education benefits, see school clothing grants and free school meals and Education Maintenance Allowance.
For other enquiries, see contacting Education Resources.
Elections and voting
Find out about registering and voting, upcoming elections, and previous election results.
Contact the Electoral Registration Office at ero@lanarkshire-vjb.gov.uk or phone 0800 030 4333 for electoral register, postal or proxy vote enquiries.
Housing and homelessness
You can make a housing application, pay council rent and report a council home repair online. You can view your rent account using myaccount.
You can also find out what to do if you are threatened with homelessness. If you would like to speak to someone, phone 0303 123 1012 (option 5). If you need somewhere to stay and our offices are closed, phone 0800 242424.
For emergency housing repairs, phone 0303 123 1010. Our out of hours number is 0800 242424.
For general housing enquiries, contact your local housing office.
Jobs and careers
View our job vacancies, and find out about working for the council.
Licencing and registration
You can request a copy birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate, apply for a licence, view parades and processions and find out how to register a birth, register a death, register a stillbirth or arrange a naming ceremony, civil marriage or civil partnership, or a citizenship ceremony online.
For other licensing and registration enquiries, email licensing@southlanarkshire.gov.uk or phone 0303 123 1015 (option 7).
Payments
Make payments securely online or contact our automated payment line on 0303 123 1005.
Planning and building standards
You can view planning and building warrant applications and associated documents in our public access portal.
Find out if you need planning permission, how to make a planning application or apply for a building warrant.
For other enquiries, get in touch with the planning team or get in touch with the building standards team.
Roads and transportation
You can report a road fault (including potholes, flooding or blocked gullies), report a lighting fault, view road closures, roads in winter information (including gritting routes), and council car parks online. You can also apply for or renew a parking permit.
For other enquiries, get in touch with the roads and transportation team.
Social work services
You can apply for and renew a blue badge, request equipment and adaptations for your home or disabled parking bay and make enquiries about caring, fostering and adoption online.
You can also find out about the care at home service, justice services and children and family services.
For general social work enquiries, use the social work enquiry form.
Our emergency social work team can be contacted on 0303 123 1008 or email esws@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
Waste, grounds and street cleaning enquiries
You can view your bin collection calendar, find out what goes in your bins, order new bins, book a slot at your household waste and recycling centre, report a damaged bin, arrange a bulk uplift, pay for a garden waste permit, report missed bins, fly tipping and issues with litter, vandalism, graffiti or parks and play areas online.
For all other enquiries, use the waste and grounds enquiry form or phone 0303 123 1020.
Sharing information with you
Find out about council plans and policies, Freedom of Information, data protection, consultations and performance.
Media enquiries
See contacts for media enquiries.
Other enquiries
Use the customer services enquiry form or phone the Customer Contact Centre on 0303 123 1015.
News and information
We post news and service information on our social media accounts.
Our news website is available at: www.southlanarkshireview.scot
Web feedback
Can’t find what you’re looking for on our website? Contact us at webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Our address
South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA