Paying Your Rent

You can make a payment online by clicking here and following the online instructions to register and make a payment. 
 
You can also pay by:                                 rent card
 
Direct Debit
Debit Card
Paypoint
Standing Order
Rent Swipe card
Housing Benefit Direct Debit
Cheque
 
See 'Ways to pay' for more details

Your rent is set in accordance with Government guidelines. The aim is that by 2011 tenants renting similar homes in the same area will pay a similar rent regardless of which housing association or council they rent from. 
 
Meres and Mosses Housing Association's rent setting policies are:
  • To cover the association's costs of repair and maintenance of the properties, the management of tenancies and loan repayments of the original cost of the buildings.
  • To be fair to all tenants, setting rent at levels that can be afforded by households in low paid employment and ensuring that similar properties have similar rents.
We review rents once a year and any changes come into effect from the first Monday in April.
 
Rent is due weekly in advance every Monday. Visit our ways to pay page to find out more.

If you have difficulty paying your rent, speak to your Neighbourhood Services Officer who will try to help you. 
 
 
Benefits - How to apply:

You may be entitiled to help to pay your rent and Council Tax if you have a low income. You may have a low income because you claim benefits, you are a pensioner or you have a low wage.

You complete the same form to apply for Housing Benefit or Council Tax benefit. Your Neighbourhood Services Officer can help you complete a form or alternatively you can get a form directly from the Benefits Section at Shropshire Council. The staff there will be happy to help you.

Contact:
 
Shropshire Council
Community Services
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND
 
0345 678 9005
Talbot House, High Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5AA  T: 0800 434 6289  Email us