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Housing Benefit, LPA, DPA and other benefits

Contact numbers for Land & Property Services (LPS) rating enquiries are as follows:

  • Tel: 0300 200 7801 (charged at local rate)
  • Tel: 0044 28 9051 4613 if calling from outside the UK
  • Textphone: 18001101

For Housing Benefit and Rate Relief queries only please use the number below:

  • Tel: 0300 200 7802 - (charged at local rate)
  • Tel: 0044 28 9051 4634 if calling from outside the UK

E-mail

You can also e-mail your query to us. You can find the e-mail address in the relevant section below:

Write to us

All general rating enquiries should be addressed to:

Land & Property Services,
Rating Services
Lincoln Building,
27-45 Great Victoria Street,
Malone Lower,
Belfast
BT2 7SL

Calling in person

Lincoln Building is open to the Public,for all general rating queries

  • Monday - Thursday 9:30am until 4:30pm
  • Friday 10:00am until 4:30pm

Please note that it is no longer possible to pay your rates in cash at any of our offices. For full details of how to pay your rates, please visit the NI Direct website:

Housing Benefit and Rate Relief schemes:

  • Tel: 0300 200 7802 (charged at local rate)
  • Tel: 0044 28 9051 4634 if calling from outside the UK
  • textphone: 1800 1101
  • e-mail: ·housingbenefit.rating@lpsni.gov.uk
  • fax on 028 9025 2639.

Or by writing to:

Land & Property Services,
Housing Benefit Central Unit
Lincoln Building,
27-45 Great Victoria Street,
Malone Lower,
Belfast
BT2 7SL

Lone Pensioner Allowance scheme

Or write to:

Land & Property Services,
Lone Pensioner Allowance Section
Lincoln Building,
27-45 Great Victoria Street,
Malone Lower,
Belfast
BT2 7SL

Disabled Persons’ Allowance scheme

Or write to:

Land & Property Services,
Disabled Persons Allowance Section
Lincoln Building,
27-45 Great Victoria Street,
Malone Lower,
Belfast
BT2 7SL

Rates deferment scheme

  • Tel: 0300 200 7801 (charged at local rate)
  • Tel: 0044 28 9051 4613 if calling from outside the UK
  • textphone: 1800 1101
  • e-mail: lpsratedeferment@dfpni.gov.uk

Or write to:

Land & Property Services,
Rates Deferment scheme
Lincoln Building,
27-45 Great Victoria Street,
Malone Lower,
Belfast
BT2 7SL