Pay your housing rent by Direct Debit

Set up a Direct Debit to pay your housing rent each month

Set up a Direct Debit

Important information

2 August Direct Debit payments

Unfortunately the first Direct Debit payment using our new system was not collected on 2 August as planned due to a failure with the payment request sent to BACS. Please accept our apologies for this error and any inconvenience caused to as a result of this.

We are working hard to fix this issue with our software supplier. We'll make a new payment request via BACS a soon as the problem is resolved.

We're writing to all Direct Debit Payers affected separately. If you are affected, in the interim, please do not make any additional payments on your account.

If you received a message to say your Direct Debit was not successful this week, you do not need to set up a new Direct Debit.

We do not need your bank details if you already pay by Direct Debit and will not ask you for these details.

Direct Debit Guarantee

This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits

If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit, Brighton & Hove City Council will notify you 5 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request Brighton & Hove City Council to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request

If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by Brighton & Hove City Council or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society

If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when Brighton & Hove City Council asks you to

You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required.  Please also contact us.

Paying by Direct Debit

If you set up a Direct Debit to pay your housing rent, you won't have to renew it or contact us. It'll run on automatically.

Advantages of a Direct Debit include:

  • easy and convenient
  • safe and secure
  • payments made automatically

You can also use our Direct Debit form if you need to change your bank details or date of payment.

Other ways to pay

If you'd prefer not to pay by Direct Debit, you find out about the other ways to pay your housing rent.