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Help with the rising costs of living

Find out what support is available from central government, the councils and our partners

A-Z of key services

Browse our key services in alphabetical order

Each service also lists the top guidance and tasks most commonly used by our customers. You can access even more pages by choosing the service title. For example, to see all information on how we can help with benefits applications, select 'Benefits and grants'.

About our website

Read about the services provided by Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils through our joint website

About the councils

  1. Corporate plans
  2. Constitutions
  3. Our representatives on outside bodies
  4. Make a complaint

Access to information

  1. About access to information
  2. Freedom of information
  3. Data protection
  4. Environmental information regulations

Benefits and grants

  1. How to claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction
  2. Universal Credit
  3. How much am I entitled to?
  4. Help with money and debt

Bins, waste and recycling

Rubbish, waste, bin and recycling services for the Lewes district and borough of Eastbourne
  1. When is my bin collection day?
  2. Report a missed bin collection
  3. Garden waste
  4. What can I put in my bin?

Business rates

  1. What are business rates?
  2. How are business rates calculated
  3. Rateable value and rateable value appeals
  4. State aid for business rates

Business support

  1. The place to do business
  2. Finance, funding and grants for businesses
  3. Starting or growing a business
  4. Relocating your business

Cemeteries and crematorium

  1. Eastbourne Crematorium
  2. Cemetery and crematorium fees and charges
  3. Eastbourne Crematorium memorials
  4. Arranging a funeral

Community

  1. Cost of living crisis
  2. Eastbourne Disability Involvement Group
  3. Support for voluntary organisations
  4. Climate change

Consultations

  1. Petitions and e-petitions
  2. Consultation on an anti-social driving PSPO for Eastbourne
  3. Consultation on Homes First Domestic Abuse Policy
  4. LDC Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Guidance Consultation - Summer 2023

Contact us

How to report an issue, make an application, payment or request online without needing to contact us.

Council buildings

  1. Venue hire Eastbourne Town Hall
  2. Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership registration
  3. Council property currently available to let or purchase
  4. New cultural hub in Lewes

Council Tax

  1. Your Council Tax explained
  2. What happens if I can't pay my Council Tax?
  3. Who has to pay Council Tax?
  4. Council Tax discounts

Councillors, committees and meetings

  1. Who are my councillors?
  2. Cabinet and committees
  3. Attending and speaking at public meetings
  4. The Mayor of Eastbourne

Eastbourne Borough Council news

  1. 'Superb' safety scheme for licensed venues reopens
  2. Three new business owners win £3,500 at start-up awards
  3. What are the flood management options for the coastline between Pevensey Bay and Eastbourne over the next 10 years?
  4. Council leader calls for 'Autumn Statement commitment'

Elections and voting

  1. Guide to elections
  2. How to register to vote and electoral registration FAQs
  3. Annual Canvass
  4. Guide to voting

Environmental problems

  1. Noise nuisance
  2. Drainage and sewers
  3. Bonfires
  4. Fireworks

Extreme weather

  1. Boiler stopped working due to cold weather?
  2. Salt and grit bins
  3. Snow and ice advice
  4. Flooding

Food safety and hygiene

  1. Food safety for businesses
  2. Food safety and hygiene information for residents
  3. Newhaven Port Health Authority

Health and safety

  1. Infectious diseases and food poisoning
  2. Outbreaks of infectious diseases
  3. Health and safety at work

Health and social care

Organisations that can help you with local and national health and social care services

Help and accessibility

  1. Help using this website
  2. Help to get online
  3. Accessibility

Housing

  1. Council tenants
  2. Private tenants
  3. Housing advice and homelessness
  4. Community Land Trusts

Jobs

  1. Current job vacancies
  2. Applying for a job at the council
  3. Benefits for council employees
  4. Employee development

Leisure and events

  1. Allotments
  2. Eastbourne Dotto train
  3. Filming in Lewes district and Eastbourne
  4. Getting fit

Lewes District Council news

  1. Council funding for 'landmark community projects'
  2. Councillor welcomes 'significant progress' in emissions reduction
  3. Councillors consider next steps for future development consultation
  4. Council staff praised for successful Lewes bonfire event

Licensing and registrations

  1. Taxi licensing
  2. Street licences
  3. Pavement licences
  4. Alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment licensing

Make a payment

  1. Pay your Council Tax
  2. Pay your Business Rates
  3. Pay your rent
  4. Repay housing benefit overpayment

My Account

News Room

  1. Eastbourne Borough Council news
  2. Lewes District Council news
  3. Keep Me Posted
  4. District News

Partnerships

  1. Community safety partnership

Planning and building control

  1. Planning applications
  2. Building control
  3. Development management
  4. Trees and hedges

Planning policy

  1. A quick guide to the Lewes District Local Plan
  2. Authority Monitoring Report
  3. Brownfield Land Register
  4. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Regeneration

  1. CLEAR FUTURES
  2. Devonshire Quarter
  3. Eastbourne Downland Whole Estate Plan 2020-2045
  4. Levelling Up Fund

Report a problem

Report property, street and environmental issues in Lewes or Eastbourne, including fly tipping, dog fouling, planning breaches and more.

Spending and performance

  1. Open Data
  2. Corporate plans
  3. Corporate governance
  4. Procurement

Streets, parking and travel

  1. Report litter and other street cleaning issues
  2. Report It (Love Clean Streets) smartphone app
  3. Report potholes and dropped kerb obstructions
  4. Report an abandoned vehicle

Tenders and procurement

  1. Procurement

Town and parish councils

Town and parish councils in the Lewes District