Losing your job
May bank holiday
Refuse/Recycling collections will be one day late on the week of 6 May due to the bank holiday. Please present your waste before 7am one day later than your usual collection day. Please note: this does not affect country round residents
Losing your job
If you're looking for a job or thinking about retraining you can find out information from the Government's Worktrain website (https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch). Alternatively, try the Job Centre (http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk)
Council Tax benefit
If you become unemployed you may not be liable to pay the full amount of Council Tax.
You should contact the Council Tax Department at Castle Point Borough Council and complete a Benefit Application Form or complete the one given to you by the Jobcentre plus or Benefits Agency and return it to the Council. Further information is available on the Benefits page.
Other benefits
If you become unemployed you may need to claim benefit. The Department for Work and Pensions answers your questions about job seeking and benefits (http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/index.asp)
Redundancy
Visit http://www.redundancyhelp.co.uk/
Redundancy Help is a useful website for anyone involved in redundancy.